Configuring for bandwidth parts

ABSTRACT

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring bandwidth parts. One method includes: receiving a first bandwidth part configuration for a first downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configuration for a second downlink bandwidth part; receiving an indication to receive downlink signals and channels in the first downlink bandwidth part; identifying a control resource set and a corresponding search space for a type of physical downlink control channel common search space within a bandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidth part configuration; monitoring physical downlink control channel candidates on the control resource set; and receiving a physical downlink control channel on the control resource set, wherein the physical downlink control channel includes downlink control information associated with the type of physical downlink control channel common search space.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 17/096,797 filed on Nov. 12, 2020, which is acontinuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/378,127filed on Apr. 8, 2019, which claims priority to U.S. Patent ApplicationSer. No. 62/654,110 entitled “METHODS FOR BANDWIDTH PART BASEDCOMMUNICATIONS” and filed on Apr. 6, 2018 for Hyejung Jung, all of whichare incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD

The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to wirelesscommunications and more particularly relates to configuring bandwidthparts.

BACKGROUND

The following abbreviations are herewith defined, at least some of whichare referred to within the following description: Third GenerationPartnership Project (“3GPP”), 4^(th) Generation (“4G”), 5^(th)Generation (“5G”), 5G System (“5GS”), Positive-Acknowledgment (“ACK”),Aggregation Level (“AL”), Access and Mobility Management Function(“AMF”), Access Network (“AN”), Access Point (“AP”), AuthenticationServer Function (“AUSF”), Beam Failure Detection (“BFD”), Binary PhaseShift Keying (“BPSK”), Base Station (“BS”), Buffer Status Report(“BSR”), Bandwidth (“BW”), Bandwidth Part (“BWP”), Cell-Radio NetworkTemporary Identifier (“C-RNTI”), Carrier Aggregation (“CA”),Contention-Based Random Access (“CBRA”), Clear Channel Assessment(“CCA”), Control Channel Element (“CCE”), Cyclic Delay Diversity(“CDD”), Code Division Multiple Access (“CDMA”), Control Element (“CE”),Contention-Free Random Access (“CFRA”), Closed-Loop (“CL”), CommercialMobile Alert Service (“CMAS”), Coordinated Multipoint (“CoMP”), CyclicPrefix (“CP”), Cyclical Redundancy Check (“CRC”), Channel StateInformation (“CSI”), Channel State Information-Reference Signal(“CSI-RS”), Common Search Space (“CSS”), Control Resource Set(“CORESET”), Discrete Fourier Transform Spread (“DFTS”), DownlinkControl Information (“DCI”), Downlink (“DL”), Demodulation ReferenceSignal (“DMRS”), Data Radio Bearer (“DRB”), Discontinuous Reception(“DRX”), Downlink Pilot Time Slot (“DwPTS”), Enhanced Clear ChannelAssessment (“eCCA”), EPS Connection Management (“ECM”), Enhanced MobileBroadband (“eMBB”), Evolved Node B (“eNB”), Effective Isotropic RadiatedPower (“EIRP”), European Telecommunications Standards Institute(“ETSI”), Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (“ETWS”), Evolved PacketCore (“EPC”), Evolved Packet System (“EPS”), Evolved UniversalTerrestrial Access (“E-UTRA”), Evolved Universal Terrestrial AccessNetwork (“E-UTRAN”), Frame Based Equipment (“FBE”), Frequency DivisionDuplex (“FDD”), Frequency Division Multiplexing (“FDM”), FrequencyDivision Multiple Access (“FDMA”), Frequency Division Orthogonal CoverCode (“FD-OCC”), Frequency Range (“FR”), 5G Node B or Next GenerationNode B (“gNB”), General Packet Radio Services (“GPRS”), Guard Period(“GP”), Global System for Mobile Communications (“GSM”), Globally UniqueTemporary UE Identifier (“GUTI”), Home AMF (“hAMF”), Hybrid AutomaticRepeat Request (“HARQ”), Home Location Register (“HLR”), Home PLMN(“HPLMN”), Home Subscriber Server (“HSS”), Identity or Identifier(“ID”), Information Element (“IE”), International Mobile EquipmentIdentity (“IMEI”), International Mobile Subscriber Identity (“IMSI”),International Mobile Telecommunications (“IMT”), Internet-of-Things(“IoT”), Layer 2 (“L2”), Licensed Assisted Access (“LAA”), Load BasedEquipment (“LBE”), Listen-Before-Talk (“LBT”), Logical Channel (“LCH”),Logical Channel Prioritization (“LCP”), Log-Likelihood Ratio (“LLR”),Long Term Evolution (“LTE”), Multiple Access (“MA”), Medium AccessControl (“MAC”), Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (“MBMS”),Modulation Coding Scheme (“MCS”), Master Information Block (“MIB”),Multiple Input Multiple Output (“MIMO”), Mobility Management (“MM”),Mobility Management Entity (“MME”), Mobile Network Operator (“MNO”),massive MTC (“mMTC”), Maximum Power Reduction (“MPR”), Machine TypeCommunication (“MTC”), Multi User Shared Access (“MUSA”), Non AccessStratum (“NAS”), Narrowband (“NB”), Negative-Acknowledgment (“NACK”) or(“NAK”), Network Entity (“NE”), Network Function (“NF”), Next GenerationRAN (“NG-RAN”), Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (“NOMA”), New Radio(“NR”), Network Repository Function (“NRF”), Network Slice Instance(“NSI”), Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (“NSSAI”),Network Slice Selection Function (“NSSF”), Network Slice SelectionPolicy (“NSSP”), Operation and Maintenance System (“OAM”), OrthogonalCover Codes (“OCC”), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing(“OFDM”), Open-Loop (“OL”), Other System Information (“OSI”),Paging-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (“P-RNTI”), Power AngularSpectrum (“PAS”), Physical Broadcast Channel (“PBCH”), Power Control(“PC”), LTE-to-V2X Interface (“PC5”), Primary Cell (“PCell”), PolicyControl Function (“PCF”), Physical Cell ID (“PCID”), Physical DownlinkControl Channel (“PDCCH”), Packet Data Convergence Protocol (“PDCP”),Physical Downlink Shared Channel (“PDSCH”), Pattern Division MultipleAccess (“PDMA”), Packet Data Unit (“PDU”), Physical Hybrid ARQ IndicatorChannel (“PHICH”), Power Headroom (“PH”), Power Headroom Report (“PHR”),Physical Layer (“PHY”), Public Land Mobile Network (“PLMN”), PhysicalRandom Access Channel (“PRACH”), Physical Resource Block (“PRB”),Primary Secondary Cell (“PSCell”), Physical Uplink Control Channel(“PUCCH”), Physical Uplink Shared Channel (“PUSCH”), Quasi Co-Located(“QCL”), Quality of Service (“QoS”), Quadrature Phase Shift Keying(“QPSK”), Random Access-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (“RA-RNTI”),Registration Area (“RA”), Radio Access Network (“RAN”), Radio AccessTechnology (“RAT”), Random Access Procedure (“RACH”), Random AccessResponse (“RAR”), Resource Element Group (“REG”), Radio Frequency(“RF”), Radio Link Control (“RLC”), Radio Link Monitoring (“RLM”), RadioNetwork Temporary Identifier (“RNTI”), Reference Signal (“RS”),Remaining Minimum System Information (“RMSI”), Radio Resource Control(“RRC”), Radio Resource Management (“RRM”), Resource Spread MultipleAccess (“RSMA”), Reference Signal Received Power (“RSRP”), Round TripTime (“RTT”), Receive (“RX”), System Information-Radio Network TemporaryIdentifier (“SI-RNTI”), Sparse Code Multiple Access (“SCMA”), SchedulingRequest (“SR”), Sounding Reference Signal (“SRS”), Single CarrierFrequency Division Multiple Access (“SC-FDMA”), Secondary Cell(“SCell”), Shared Channel (“SCH”), Sub-carrier Spacing (“SCS”), ServiceData Unit (“SDU”), System Information (“SI”), System Information Block(“SIB”), SystemInformationBlockType1 (“SIB1”),SystemInformationBlockType2 (“SIB2”), Subscriber Identity/IdentificationModule (“SIM”), Signal-to-Interference-Plus-Noise Ratio (“SINR”),Service Level Agreement (“SLA”), Session Management Function (“SMF”),Special Cell (“SpCell”), Single Network Slice Selection AssistanceInformation (“S-NSSAI”), Shortened TTI (“sTTI”), Synchronization Signal(“SS”), Synchronization Signal Block (“SSB”), Supplementary Uplink(“SUL”), Subscriber Permanent Identifier (“SUPI”), Temporary Cell-RadioNetwork Temporary Identifier (“TC-RNTI”), Tracking Area (“TA”), TAIndicator (“TAI”), Transport Block (“TB”), Transport Block Size (“TBS”),Time-Division Duplex (“TDD”), Time Domain Multiplex (“TDM”), TimeDivision Orthogonal Cover Code (“TD-OCC”), Transmission Power Control(“TPC”), Transmission Reception Point (“TRP”), Transmission TimeInterval (“TTI”), Transmit (“TX”), Uplink Control Information (“UCI”),Unified Data Management Function (“UDM”), Unified Data Repository(“UDR”), User Entity/Equipment (Mobile Terminal) (“UE”), UniversalIntegrated Circuit Card (“UICC”), Uplink (“UL”), Universal MobileTelecommunications System (“UMTS”), User Plane (“UP”), Uplink Pilot TimeSlot (“UpPTS”), Ultra-reliability and Low-latency Communications(“URLLC”), UE Route Selection Policy (“URSP”), LTE Radio Interface(“Uu”), Vehicle-To-Everything (“V2X”), Visiting AMF (“vAMF”), VisitingNSSF (“vNSSF”), Visiting PLMN (“VPLMN”), Interconnecting Interface(“X2”) (“Xn”), and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access(“WiMAX”).

In certain wireless communications networks, BWP communications may beused. In such networks, a UE may change a BWP that is used.

BRIEF SUMMARY

Methods for configuring bandwidth parts are disclosed. Apparatuses andsystems also perform the functions of the apparatus. One embodiment of amethod includes receiving a first bandwidth part configuration for afirst downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configurationfor a second downlink bandwidth part. In certain embodiments, the methodincludes receiving an indication to receive downlink signals andchannels in the first downlink bandwidth part. In various embodiments,the method includes identifying a control resource set and acorresponding search space for a type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space within a bandwidth of the first downlinkbandwidth part from the second bandwidth part configuration. In someembodiments, the method includes monitoring physical downlink controlchannel candidates on the control resource set according to thecorresponding search space in the first downlink bandwidth part. Incertain embodiments, the method includes receiving a physical downlinkcontrol channel on the control resource set according to thecorresponding search space in the first downlink bandwidth part. In suchembodiments, the physical downlink control channel includes downlinkcontrol information associated with the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space.

One apparatus for configuring bandwidth parts includes a receiver that:receives a first bandwidth part configuration for a first downlinkbandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configuration for a seconddownlink bandwidth part; and receives an indication to receive downlinksignals and channels in the first downlink bandwidth part. In someembodiments, the apparatus includes a processor that: identifies acontrol resource set and a corresponding search space for a type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space within a bandwidthof the first downlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidth partconfiguration; and monitors physical downlink control channel candidateson the control resource set according to the corresponding search spacein the first downlink bandwidth part. In certain embodiments, thereceiver receives a physical downlink control channel on the controlresource set according to the corresponding search space in the firstdownlink bandwidth part, and the physical downlink control channelincludes downlink control information associated with the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space.

One method for configuring bandwidth parts includes selecting a randomaccess channel configuration from a plurality of random access channelconfigurations indicated in a plurality of bandwidth partconfigurations. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving anindication of association between the random access channelconfiguration, a control resource set, and a corresponding search spaceof a downlink carrier of a cell for a type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space. In such embodiments, the type of physicaldownlink control channel common search space is a common search spacefor reception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message. In certain embodiments, the method includesdetermining the association between the random access channelconfiguration, the control resource set, and the corresponding searchspace based on the indication. In some embodiments, the method includesswitching to a new active downlink bandwidth part. In such embodiments,the new active downlink bandwidth part is configured with the controlresource set and the corresponding search space associated with therandom access channel configuration.

One apparatus for configuring bandwidth parts includes a processor thatselects a random access channel configuration from a plurality of randomaccess channel configurations indicated in a plurality of bandwidth partconfigurations. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a receiverthat receives an indication of association between the random accesschannel configuration, a control resource set, and a correspondingsearch space of a downlink carrier of a cell for a type of physicaldownlink control channel common search space, wherein the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space is a common searchspace for reception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message. In certain embodiments, the processor: determinesthe association between the random access channel configuration, thecontrol resource set, and the corresponding search space based on theindication; and switches to a new active downlink bandwidth part, andthe new active downlink bandwidth part is configured with the controlresource set and the corresponding search space associated with therandom access channel configuration.

One method for configuring bandwidth parts includes receiving aplurality of bandwidth part configurations for a plurality of bandwidthparts in a cell including a first bandwidth part configuration for afirst uplink bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configurationfor a second uplink bandwidth part. In certain embodiments, the methodincludes receiving an indication to transmit uplink signals and channelsin the first uplink bandwidth part. In various embodiments, the methodincludes identifying at least one random access channel configurationwithin a bandwidth of the first uplink bandwidth part. In someembodiments, the method includes selecting a random access channelconfiguration from the at least one random access channel configuration.In certain embodiments, the method includes transmitting a random accesschannel preamble in the first uplink bandwidth part according to therandom access channel configuration. In certain embodiments, the methodincludes receiving a physical downlink control channel from a commonsearch space in a downlink bandwidth part. In such embodiments, thecommon search space in the downlink bandwidth part is associated withthe random access channel configuration.

One apparatus for configuring bandwidth parts includes a receiver that:receives a plurality of bandwidth part configurations for a plurality ofbandwidth parts in a cell including a first bandwidth part configurationfor a first uplink bandwidth part and a second bandwidth partconfiguration for a second uplink bandwidth part; and receives anindication to transmit uplink signals and channels in the first uplinkbandwidth part. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a processorthat: identifies at least one random access channel configuration withina bandwidth of the first uplink bandwidth part; and selects a randomaccess channel configuration from the at least one random access channelconfiguration. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes atransmitter that transmits a random access channel preamble in the firstuplink bandwidth part according to the random access channelconfiguration. In various embodiments, the receiver receives a physicaldownlink control channel from a common search space in a downlinkbandwidth part, and the common search space in the downlink bandwidthpart is associated with the random access channel configuration.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A more particular description of the embodiments briefly described abovewill be rendered by reference to specific embodiments that areillustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawingsdepict only some embodiments and are not therefore to be considered tobe limiting of scope, the embodiments will be described and explainedwith additional specificity and detail through the use of theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating one embodiment of awireless communication system for configuring bandwidth parts;

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating one embodiment of anapparatus that may be used for configuring bandwidth parts;

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram illustrating one embodiment of anapparatus that may be used for configuring bandwidth parts;

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram illustrating one embodiment ofpaired BWP configurations;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart diagram illustrating one embodiment of a methodfor configuring bandwidth parts;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart diagram illustrating another embodiment of amethod for configuring bandwidth parts; and

FIG. 7 is a flow chart diagram illustrating a further embodiment of amethod for configuring bandwidth parts.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, aspects of theembodiments may be embodied as a system, apparatus, method, or programproduct. Accordingly, embodiments may take the form of an entirelyhardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment (includingfirmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or an embodimentcombining software and hardware aspects that may all generally bereferred to herein as a “circuit,” “module” or “system.” Furthermore,embodiments may take the form of a program product embodied in one ormore computer readable storage devices storing machine readable code,computer readable code, and/or program code, referred hereafter as code.The storage devices may be tangible, non-transitory, and/ornon-transmission. The storage devices may not embody signals. In acertain embodiment, the storage devices only employ signals foraccessing code.

Certain of the functional units described in this specification may belabeled as modules, in order to more particularly emphasize theirimplementation independence. For example, a module may be implemented asa hardware circuit comprising custom very-large-scale integration(“VLSI”) circuits or gate arrays, off-the-shelf semiconductors such aslogic chips, transistors, or other discrete components. A module mayalso be implemented in programmable hardware devices such as fieldprogrammable gate arrays, programmable array logic, programmable logicdevices or the like.

Modules may also be implemented in code and/or software for execution byvarious types of processors. An identified module of code may, forinstance, include one or more physical or logical blocks of executablecode which may, for instance, be organized as an object, procedure, orfunction. Nevertheless, the executables of an identified module need notbe physically located together, but may include disparate instructionsstored in different locations which, when joined logically together,include the module and achieve the stated purpose for the module.

Indeed, a module of code may be a single instruction, or manyinstructions, and may even be distributed over several different codesegments, among different programs, and across several memory devices.Similarly, operational data may be identified and illustrated hereinwithin modules, and may be embodied in any suitable form and organizedwithin any suitable type of data structure. The operational data may becollected as a single data set, or may be distributed over differentlocations including over different computer readable storage devices.Where a module or portions of a module are implemented in software, thesoftware portions are stored on one or more computer readable storagedevices.

Any combination of one or more computer readable medium may be utilized.The computer readable medium may be a computer readable storage medium.The computer readable storage medium may be a storage device storing thecode. The storage device may be, for example, but not limited to, anelectronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, holographic,micromechanical, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or anysuitable combination of the foregoing.

More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the storage devicewould include the following: an electrical connection having one or morewires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory(“RAM”), a read-only memory (“ROM”), an erasable programmable read-onlymemory (“EPROM” or Flash memory), a portable compact disc read-onlymemory (“CD-ROM”), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device,or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the context of thisdocument, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible mediumthat can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with aninstruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

Code for carrying out operations for embodiments may be any number oflines and may be written in any combination of one or more programminglanguages including an object oriented programming language such asPython, Ruby, Java, Smalltalk, C++, or the like, and conventionalprocedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language,or the like, and/or machine languages such as assembly languages. Thecode may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user'scomputer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user'scomputer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remotecomputer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may beconnected to the user's computer through any type of network, includinga local area network (“LAN”) or a wide area network (“WAN”), or theconnection may be made to an external computer (for example, through theInternet using an Internet Service Provider).

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” or similar language means that a particular feature,structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodimentis included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases“in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” and similar language throughoutthis specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the sameembodiment, but mean “one or more but not all embodiments” unlessexpressly specified otherwise. The terms “including,” “comprising,”“having,” and variations thereof mean “including but not limited to,”unless expressly specified otherwise. An enumerated listing of itemsdoes not imply that any or all of the items are mutually exclusive,unless expressly specified otherwise. The terms “a,” “an,” and “the”also refer to “one or more” unless expressly specified otherwise.

Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics ofthe embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner. In the followingdescription, numerous specific details are provided, such as examples ofprogramming, software modules, user selections, network transactions,database queries, database structures, hardware modules, hardwarecircuits, hardware chips, etc., to provide a thorough understanding ofembodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however,that embodiments may be practiced without one or more of the specificdetails, or with other methods, components, materials, and so forth. Inother instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are notshown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of anembodiment.

Aspects of the embodiments are described below with reference toschematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams of methods,apparatuses, systems, and program products according to embodiments. Itwill be understood that each block of the schematic flowchart diagramsand/or schematic block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in theschematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams, can beimplemented by code. The code may be provided to a processor of ageneral purpose computer, special purpose computer, or otherprogrammable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such thatthe instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer orother programmable data processing apparatus, create means forimplementing the functions/acts specified in the schematic flowchartdiagrams and/or schematic block diagrams block or blocks.

The code may also be stored in a storage device that can direct acomputer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devicesto function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored inthe storage device produce an article of manufacture includinginstructions which implement the function/act specified in the schematicflowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams block or blocks.

The code may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable dataprocessing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operationalsteps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus orother devices to produce a computer implemented process such that thecode which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatusprovide processes for implementing the functions/acts specified in theflowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams in theFigures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation ofpossible implementations of apparatuses, systems, methods and programproducts according to various embodiments. In this regard, each block inthe schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams mayrepresent a module, segment, or portion of code, which includes one ormore executable instructions of the code for implementing the specifiedlogical function(s).

It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, thefunctions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in theFigures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, beexecuted substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes beexecuted in the reverse order, depending upon the functionalityinvolved. Other steps and methods may be conceived that are equivalentin function, logic, or effect to one or more blocks, or portionsthereof, of the illustrated Figures.

Although various arrow types and line types may be employed in theflowchart and/or block diagrams, they are understood not to limit thescope of the corresponding embodiments. Indeed, some arrows or otherconnectors may be used to indicate only the logical flow of the depictedembodiment. For instance, an arrow may indicate a waiting or monitoringperiod of unspecified duration between enumerated steps of the depictedembodiment. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagramsand/or flowchart diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the blockdiagrams and/or flowchart diagrams, can be implemented by specialpurpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions oracts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and code.

The description of elements in each figure may refer to elements ofproceeding figures. Like numbers refer to like elements in all figures,including alternate embodiments of like elements.

FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of a wireless communication system 100 forconfiguring bandwidth parts. In one embodiment, the wirelesscommunication system 100 includes remote units 102 and network units104. Even though a specific number of remote units 102 and network units104 are depicted in FIG. 1 , one of skill in the art will recognize thatany number of remote units 102 and network units 104 may be included inthe wireless communication system 100.

In one embodiment, the remote units 102 may include computing devices,such as desktop computers, laptop computers, personal digital assistants(“PDAs”), tablet computers, smart phones, smart televisions (e.g.,televisions connected to the Internet), set-top boxes, game consoles,security systems (including security cameras), vehicle on-boardcomputers, network devices (e.g., routers, switches, modems), aerialvehicles, drones, or the like. In some embodiments, the remote units 102include wearable devices, such as smart watches, fitness bands, opticalhead-mounted displays, or the like. Moreover, the remote units 102 maybe referred to as subscriber units, mobiles, mobile stations, users,terminals, mobile terminals, fixed terminals, subscriber stations, UE,user terminals, a device, or by other terminology used in the art. Theremote units 102 may communicate directly with one or more of thenetwork units 104 via UL communication signals.

The network units 104 may be distributed over a geographic region. Incertain embodiments, a network unit 104 may also be referred to as anaccess point, an access terminal, a base, a base station, a Node-B, aneNB, a gNB, a Home Node-B, a relay node, a device, a core network, anaerial server, a radio access node, an AP, NR, a network entity, an AMF,a UDM, a UDR, a UDM/UDR, a PCF, a RAN, an NSSF, or by any otherterminology used in the art. The network units 104 are generally part ofa radio access network that includes one or more controllerscommunicably coupled to one or more corresponding network units 104. Theradio access network is generally communicably coupled to one or morecore networks, which may be coupled to other networks, like the Internetand public switched telephone networks, among other networks. These andother elements of radio access and core networks are not illustrated butare well known generally by those having ordinary skill in the art.

In one implementation, the wireless communication system 100 iscompliant with NR protocols standardized in 3GPP, wherein the networkunit 104 transmits using an OFDM modulation scheme on the DL and theremote units 102 transmit on the UL using a SC-FDMA scheme or an OFDMscheme. More generally, however, the wireless communication system 100may implement some other open or proprietary communication protocol, forexample, WiMAX, IEEE 802.11 variants, GSM, GPRS, UMTS, LTE variants,CDMA2000, Bluetooth®, ZigBee, Sigfoxx, among other protocols. Thepresent disclosure is not intended to be limited to the implementationof any particular wireless communication system architecture orprotocol.

The network units 104 may serve a number of remote units 102 within aserving area, for example, a cell or a cell sector via a wirelesscommunication link. The network units 104 transmit DL communicationsignals to serve the remote units 102 in the time, frequency, and/orspatial domain.

In one embodiment, a remote unit 102 may receive a first bandwidth partconfiguration for a first downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidthpart configuration for a second downlink bandwidth part. In certainembodiments, the remote unit 102 may receive an indication to receivedownlink signals and channels in the first downlink bandwidth part. Invarious embodiments, the remote unit 102 may identify a control resourceset and a corresponding search space for a type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space within a bandwidth of the firstdownlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidth part configuration. Insome embodiments, the remote unit 102 may monitor physical downlinkcontrol channel candidates on the control resource set according to thecorresponding search space in the first downlink bandwidth part. Incertain embodiments, the remote unit 102 may receive a physical downlinkcontrol channel on the control resource set according to thecorresponding search space in the first downlink bandwidth part. In suchembodiments, the physical downlink control channel includes downlinkcontrol information associated with the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space. Accordingly, the remote unit 102may be used for configuring bandwidth parts.

In certain embodiment, a remote unit 102 may select a random accesschannel configuration from a plurality of random access channelconfigurations indicated in a plurality of bandwidth partconfigurations. In various embodiments, the remote unit 102 may receivean indication of association between the random access channelconfiguration, a control resource set, and a corresponding search spaceof a downlink carrier of a cell for a type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space. In such embodiments, the type of physicaldownlink control channel common search space is a common search spacefor reception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message. In certain embodiments, the remote unit 102 maydetermine the association between the random access channelconfiguration, the control resource set, and the corresponding searchspace based on the indication. In some embodiments, the remote unit 102may switch to a new active downlink bandwidth part. In such embodiments,the new active downlink bandwidth part is configured with the controlresource set and the corresponding search space associated with therandom access channel configuration. Accordingly, the remote unit 102may be used for configuring bandwidth parts.

In various embodiment, a remote unit 102 may receive a plurality ofbandwidth part configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts in acell including a first bandwidth part configuration for a first uplinkbandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configuration for a seconduplink bandwidth part. In certain embodiments, the remote unit 102 mayreceive an indication to transmit uplink signals and channels in thefirst uplink bandwidth part. In various embodiments, the remote unit 102may identify at least one random access channel configuration within abandwidth of the first uplink bandwidth part. In some embodiments, theremote unit 102 may select a random access channel configuration fromthe at least one random access channel configuration. In certainembodiments, the remote unit 102 may transmit a random access channelpreamble in the first uplink bandwidth part according to the randomaccess channel configuration. In certain embodiments, the remote unit102 may receive a physical downlink control channel from a common searchspace in a downlink bandwidth part. In such embodiments, the commonsearch space in the downlink bandwidth part is associated with therandom access channel configuration. Accordingly, the remote unit 102may be used for configuring bandwidth parts.

FIG. 2 depicts one embodiment of an apparatus 200 that may be used forconfiguring bandwidth parts. The apparatus 200 includes one embodimentof the remote unit 102. Furthermore, the remote unit 102 may include aprocessor 202, a memory 204, an input device 206, a display 208, atransmitter 210, and a receiver 212. In some embodiments, the inputdevice 206 and the display 208 are combined into a single device, suchas a touchscreen. In certain embodiments, the remote unit 102 may notinclude any input device 206 and/or display 208. In various embodiments,the remote unit 102 may include one or more of the processor 202, thememory 204, the transmitter 210, and the receiver 212, and may notinclude the input device 206 and/or the display 208.

The processor 202, in one embodiment, may include any known controllercapable of executing computer-readable instructions and/or capable ofperforming logical operations. For example, the processor 202 may be amicrocontroller, a microprocessor, a central processing unit (“CPU”), agraphics processing unit (“GPU”), an auxiliary processing unit, a fieldprogrammable gate array (“FPGA”), or similar programmable controller. Insome embodiments, the processor 202 executes instructions stored in thememory 204 to perform the methods and routines described herein. Invarious embodiments, the processor 202 may: identify a control resourceset and a corresponding search space for a type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space within a bandwidth of the firstdownlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidth part configuration;and monitor physical downlink control channel candidates on the controlresource set according to the corresponding search space in the firstdownlink bandwidth part. In certain embodiments, the processor 202 may:select a random access channel configuration from a plurality of randomaccess channel configurations indicated in a plurality of bandwidth partconfigurations; determine the association between the random accesschannel configuration, the control resource set, and the correspondingsearch space based on the indication; and switch to a new activedownlink bandwidth part, and the new active downlink bandwidth part isconfigured with the control resource set and the corresponding searchspace associated with the random access channel configuration. In someembodiments, the processor 202 may: identify at least one random accesschannel configuration within a bandwidth of the first uplink bandwidthpart; and select a random access channel configuration from the at leastone random access channel configuration. The processor 202 iscommunicatively coupled to the memory 204, the input device 206, thedisplay 208, the transmitter 210, and the receiver 212.

The memory 204, in one embodiment, is a computer readable storagemedium. In some embodiments, the memory 204 includes volatile computerstorage media. For example, the memory 204 may include a RAM, includingdynamic RAM (“DRAM”), synchronous dynamic RAM (“SDRAM”), and/or staticRAM (“SRAM”). In some embodiments, the memory 204 includes non-volatilecomputer storage media. For example, the memory 204 may include a harddisk drive, a flash memory, or any other suitable non-volatile computerstorage device. In some embodiments, the memory 204 includes bothvolatile and non-volatile computer storage media. In some embodiments,the memory 204 also stores program code and related data, such as anoperating system or other controller algorithms operating on the remoteunit 102.

The input device 206, in one embodiment, may include any known computerinput device including a touch panel, a button, a keyboard, a stylus, amicrophone, or the like. In some embodiments, the input device 206 maybe integrated with the display 208, for example, as a touchscreen orsimilar touch-sensitive display. In some embodiments, the input device206 includes a touchscreen such that text may be input using a virtualkeyboard displayed on the touchscreen and/or by handwriting on thetouchscreen. In some embodiments, the input device 206 includes two ormore different devices, such as a keyboard and a touch panel.

The display 208, in one embodiment, may include any known electronicallycontrollable display or display device. The display 208 may be designedto output visual, audible, and/or haptic signals. In some embodiments,the display 208 includes an electronic display capable of outputtingvisual data to a user. For example, the display 208 may include, but isnot limited to, an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, aprojector, or similar display device capable of outputting images, text,or the like to a user. As another, non-limiting, example, the display208 may include a wearable display such as a smart watch, smart glasses,a heads-up display, or the like. Further, the display 208 may be acomponent of a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a television,a table computer, a notebook (laptop) computer, a personal computer, avehicle dashboard, or the like.

In certain embodiments, the display 208 includes one or more speakersfor producing sound. For example, the display 208 may produce an audiblealert or notification (e.g., a beep or chime). In some embodiments, thedisplay 208 includes one or more haptic devices for producingvibrations, motion, or other haptic feedback. In some embodiments, allor portions of the display 208 may be integrated with the input device206. For example, the input device 206 and display 208 may form atouchscreen or similar touch-sensitive display. In other embodiments,the display 208 may be located near the input 206.

The transmitter 210 is used to provide UL communication signals to thenetwork unit 104 and the receiver 212 is used to receive DLcommunication signals from the network unit 104, as described herein. Incertain embodiments, the receiver 212: receives a first bandwidth partconfiguration for a first downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidthpart configuration for a second downlink bandwidth part; receives anindication to receive downlink signals and channels in the firstdownlink bandwidth part; and receives a physical downlink controlchannel on the control resource set according to the correspondingsearch space in the first downlink bandwidth part, wherein the physicaldownlink control channel includes downlink control informationassociated with the type of physical downlink control channel commonsearch space.

In various embodiments, the receiver 212 receives an indication ofassociation between the random access channel configuration, a controlresource set, and a corresponding search space of a downlink carrier ofa cell for a type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace, wherein the type of physical downlink control channel commonsearch space is a common search space for reception of a random accessresponse message and a contention resolution message.

In some embodiments, the receiver 212: receives a plurality of bandwidthpart configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts in a cellincluding a first bandwidth part configuration for a first uplinkbandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configuration for a seconduplink bandwidth part; and receives an indication to transmit uplinksignals and channels in the first uplink bandwidth part. In certainembodiments, the transmitter 210 transmits a random access channelpreamble in the first uplink bandwidth part according to the randomaccess channel configuration. In various embodiments, the receiver 212receives a physical downlink control channel from a common search spacein a downlink bandwidth part, and the common search space in thedownlink bandwidth part is associated with the random access channelconfiguration.

Although only one transmitter 210 and one receiver 212 are illustrated,the remote unit 102 may have any suitable number of transmitters 210 andreceivers 212. The transmitter 210 and the receiver 212 may be anysuitable type of transmitters and receivers. In one embodiment, thetransmitter 210 and the receiver 212 may be part of a transceiver.

FIG. 3 depicts one embodiment of an apparatus 300 that may be used forconfiguring bandwidth parts. The apparatus 300 includes one embodimentof the network unit 104. Furthermore, the network unit 104 may include aprocessor 302, a memory 304, an input device 306, a display 308, atransmitter 310, and a receiver 312. As may be appreciated, theprocessor 302, the memory 304, the input device 306, the display 308,the transmitter 310, and the receiver 312 may be substantially similarto the processor 202, the memory 204, the input device 206, the display208, the transmitter 210, and the receiver 212 of the remote unit 102,respectively.

In some embodiments, the transmitter 310 transmits configurationinformation for configuring bandwidth parts. In certain embodiments, thetransmitter 310: transmits a first bandwidth part configuration for afirst downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configurationfor a second downlink bandwidth part to a remote unit; transmits anindication to receive downlink signals and channels in the firstdownlink bandwidth part to the remote unit, wherein the remote unit:identifies a control resource set and a corresponding search space for atype of physical downlink control channel common search space within abandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidthpart configuration; and monitors physical downlink control channelcandidates on the control resource set according to the correspondingsearch space in the first downlink bandwidth part; and transmits aphysical downlink control channel on the control resource set to theremote unit according to the corresponding search space in the firstdownlink bandwidth part, wherein the physical downlink control channelincludes downlink control information associated with the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space. Although only onetransmitter 310 and one receiver 312 are illustrated, the network unit104 may have any suitable number of transmitters 310 and receivers 312.The transmitter 310 and the receiver 312 may be any suitable type oftransmitters and receivers. In one embodiment, the transmitter 310 andthe receiver 312 may be part of a transceiver.

In various configurations, such as in 5G NR, a system may operate inhigher frequency bands than in LTE (e.g. above 6 GHz). In such highfrequency bands, a carrier bandwidth may be up to 400 MHz (or wider),and each carrier may include on or more non-contiguous spectrum chunks.In some configurations, because (i) a UE channel bandwidth may besmaller than a carrier bandwidth, (ii) a non-contiguous spectrum may beused for one carrier, and (iii) multiple numerologies may be configuredwithin one carrier, BWP based operation may be used, such as in 5G NR.Each BWP may include a group of contiguous PRBs and may be associatedwith a certain subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix length.

In various configurations, in BWP operation, a UE may be configured withone or more DL BWPs used for DL reception, and one or more UL BWPs usedfor UL transmission. In some configurations, an initial DL BWP of a cellcorresponds to PRBs allocated as a CORESET for a SIB1 search space. Incertain configurations, an initial UL BWP of a cell may be defined as anUL BWP in which a UE performs a random access procedure for initialuplink synchronization with the cell. In various configurations, anactive DL BWP for a UE is a DL BWP in which a UE monitors PDCCHcandidates, and an active UL BWP for the UE is an UL BWP in which the UEperforms UL transmissions such as PUCCH, PUSCH, SRS, and/or PRACH. Insome configurations, an active DL BWP and/or an active UL BWP maydynamically change based on a BWP indicator field in DCI. In certainconfigurations, if a BWP inactivity timer is configured for a UE, the UEswitches to a default DL BWP if configured or to an initial DL BWP uponexpiry of the BWP inactivity timer.

In various configurations, each DL BWP configuration for a UE mayinclude one or more CSS configurations such as a Type0-PDCCH CSS (e.g.,SIB1 search space) for a DCI format with a CRC scrambled by an SI-RNTIon a PCell; a Type0A-PDCCH CSS for a DCI format with a CRC scrambled byan SI-RNTI on a PCell; a Type1-PDCCH CSS for a DCI format with a CRCscrambled by an RA-RNTI, a TC-RNTI, or a C-RNTI on a PCell or on a SCellin which the UE may transmit PRACH; and a Type2-PDCCH CSS for a DCIformat with a CRC scrambled by a P-RNTI on a PCell. In suchconfigurations, a CORESET for Type0A-PDCCH CSS and/or Type2-PDCCH CSS isthe same as a CORESET for Type0-PDCCH CSS, and a CORESET for Type1-PDCCHCSS is the same as the CORESET for Type0-PDCCH CSS, if not separatelyindicated.

In some configurations, for a UE in an RRC_CONNECTED state, if the UE'sactive DL BWP in a PCell is configured with a Type0-PDCCH CSS (andoptionally Type0A-PDCCH CSS, Type1-PDCCH CSS, and/or Type2-PDCCH CSS),the UE may acquire broadcast SI of interest within the UE's active BWP.In certain configurations, a UE may receive a DCI format with a CRCscrambled by a P-RNTI, DCI for PDCCH-ordered random access procedure,DCI for a random access response (e.g., via Msg2), and DCI forcontention resolution (e.g., via Msg4) in an active DL BWP of a PCell.In various configurations, if neither Type0-PDCCH CSS nor Type0A-PDCCHCSS is configured in an active DL BWP of a PCell, a network entity(e.g., gNB) may provide a UE with SI via dedicated signaling.

Described herein are various embodiments that may enable a UE to receiveat least one of SI messages, a DCI format with a CRC scrambled by aP-RNTI, DCI for Msg2, and DCI for Msg4 with less configuration signalingoverhead and/or low system overhead for SI delivery. Furthermore,various embodiments may include information related to dynamicallychanging radio resource configurations based on BWP operation andrelated UE behaviors.

In some configurations, each configured BWP may have a different RACHconfiguration and a different common search space configuration. Invarious configurations, a UE may be able to receive paging and SI from anon-active BWP that overlaps with an active BWP in frequency andprovides paging and SI broadcast while staying in a UE's active BWP. Asdescribed herein, paging may refer to a DCI format that has a CRCscrambled by a P-RNTI received in a Type2-PDCCH CSS and includes anindication of SI modification, a CMAS indication, and/or an ETWSindication.

In certain configurations, such as for random access procedure, alinkage between a DL BWP and an UL BWP may be defined and/or configuredto avoid confusion at a UE side and/or to avoid multiple Msg2transmissions on multiple DL BWPs. For example, if two UL BWPs, each ofwhich is configured with a different RACH configuration, are associatedwith one DL BWP configured with a Type1-PDCCH CSS, the UE may not beable to differentiate whether a preamble ID in a random access responsemessage addresses a preamble sent on the UL BWP for which the UE sentPRACH or another preamble sent on another UL BWP by another UE. As maybe appreciated, in some configurations RA-RNTI may be calculated asfollows: RA-RNTI=1+s_id+14*t_id+14*X*f_id+14*X*Y*ul_carrier_id, wheres_id may be an index of a first OFDM symbol of a specified PRACH(0≤s_id<14), t_id may be an index of a first slot of the specified PRACHin a system frame (0≤t_id<80), f_id may be an index of the specifiedPRACH in a frequency domain (0≤f_id<8), and ul_carrier_id may be an IDcorresponding to an UL carrier used for RACH preamble transmission. Insuch configurations, the ul_carrier_id may be 0 for a normal carrier and1 for a SUL carrier. Moreover, because f_id is a frequency-domain RACHoccasion index within one RACH configuration, two different RACHoccasions from two UL BWPs of the same UL carrier may have the sameRA-RNTI.

In various configurations, if two DL BWPs are associated with one UL BWPfor RACH in a system perspective, a gNB may transmit two random accessresponse messages in two different DL BWPs. As may be appreciated,one-to-one mapping between a DL BWP and an UL BWP, which may beindicated via a pair of UL BWP ID and DL BWP ID or via one BWP IDapplicable to both UL and DL BWPs, may not be enough to avoid theseissues unless a certain restriction on RACH and Type1-PDCCH CSSconfigurations is made. For example, two overlapping UL BWPs may havethe same RACH configuration and may include the same set of RACHresources while associated DL BWPs for each of the two overlapping ULBWPs may have different CORESETs for Type1-PDCCH CSS.

In some embodiments, a network entity may configure partially or fullyoverlapping (e.g., in a frequency domain) BWPs for a UE. In suchembodiments, the partially or fully overlapping BWPs may have the sameor different common and/or dedicated radio resource configurations suchas PDCCH, PDSCH, RACH, PUSCH, and/or PUCCH configurations. In certainembodiments, because a network entity may change a UE's active DL BWPand/or UL BWP dynamically via DCI signaling, configuring overlappingBWPs with different radio resource configurations may enable fastswitching of radio resource configuration based on BWP operation. Invarious embodiments, if only a part of radio resource configurationparameters need to be differently configured across differentoverlapping BWPs, it may be beneficial to reuse a part of configurationsignaling from one DL BWP and/or UL BWP for another DL BWP and/or ULBWP.

In one embodiment, a UE receives one or more DL BWP configurations forone or more corresponding DL BWPs. If the UE receives an indication tooperate in a first DL BWP from the one or more configured DL BWPs (e.g.,the first DL BWP is indicated as an active DL BWP for the UE), the UEmay identify whether there is at least one CORESET for at least one typeof PDCCH CSS (e.g., Type0-PDCCH CSS, Type0A-PDCCH CSS, Type1-PDCCH CSS,and/or Type2-PDCCH CSS) within a bandwidth of the first DL BWP from thereceived one or more DL BWP configurations. If at least one CORESET isconfigured for at least one type of PDCCH CSS within the bandwidth ofthe first DL BWP, the UE may monitor a set of PDCCH candidates in the atleast one type of PDCCH CSS and receives corresponding PDCCHs on the atleast one CORESET within the first DL BWP. As may be appreciated,monitoring may include decoding each PDCCH candidate according tomonitored DCI formats, such as DCI format 1_0 for scheduling SI, paging,and random access Msg2 and/or Msg4. For example, each received PDCCH onthe at least one CORESET includes CRC scrambled by one of a SI-RNTI, aP-RNTI, a RA-RNTI, a TC-RNTI, or a C-RNTI.

If more than one CORESET and/or search space configurations for a giventype of PDCCH CSS exists within the bandwidth of the first DL BWP (e.g.,active DL BWP), the UE may prioritize and employ a CORESET and/or searchspace configuration of the current active BWP configuration (e.g., thefirst DL BWP configuration) over other CORESET and/or search spaceconfigurations for the same type of PDCCH CSS within the bandwidth ofthe first DL BWP. The other CORESET and/or search space configurationsfor the same type of PDCCH CSS within the bandwidth of the first DL BWPmay be associated with a different BWP that has overlapping PRBs withthe first DL BWP. Further, for the given type of PDCCH CSS, if theactive DL BWP configuration does not include a CORESET and/or searchspace configuration, the UE may select a CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration with numerology the same as the active DL BWPconfiguration among the other CORESET and/or search space configurationswithin the bandwidth of the active DL BWP. If there is no CORESET and/orsearch space configurations with a numerology the same as the active DLBWP configuration, the UE may select a CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration with a smallest SCS. For example, if the active DL BWP isconfigured with 60 KHz SCS and CORESET and/or search spaceconfigurations of 30 KHz SCS and 15 KHz SCS exist within the bandwidthof the active DL BWP, the UE may select the CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration of 15 KHz SCS. As may be appreciated, selecting theCORESET and/or search space configuration with the lowest SCS may bebeneficial for reliable reception of PDCCH on the selected CORESET.

In certain embodiments, if there is no CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration with a numerology the same as the active DL BWPconfiguration, the UE may select a CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration with a largest SCS that is smaller than the SCS of theactive DL BWP configuration. For example, if the active DL BWP isconfigured with 60 KHz SCS and CORESET and/or search spaceconfigurations of 30 KHz SCS and 15 KHz SCS exist within the bandwidthof the active DL BWP, the UE may select the CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration of 30 KHz SCS. As may be appreciated, this may providebetter PDCCH reception reliability than if a CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration of the same PDCCH CSS type was configured in the 60 kHzSCS active DL BWP while providing minimum disruption during PDCCH CSStype monitoring occasions to other DL signals and/or channels (e.g.,CSI-RS, PDSCH data reception) on the active DL BWP (e.g., 1 slot of 30kHz SCS overlaps with 2 slots of 60 kHz SCS).

In various embodiments, if an association is defined or specifiedbetween a RACH configuration and RACH CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration, and if the active DL BWP configuration does not include aRACH CORESET and/or search space configuration, the UE may select a RACHCORESET and/or search space configuration among other CORESET and/orsearch space configurations within the bandwidth of the active DL BWPfor which a RACH configuration is included in the active UL BWP. In someembodiments, a UE may prioritize a RACH CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration with the same numerology as the active DL BWPconfiguration if multiple RACH CORESET and/or search spaceconfigurations associated with RACH configurations are included in theactive UL BWP. In embodiments in which there is no RACH CORESET and/orsearch space configuration with the same numerology as the active DL BWPconfiguration, the UE may select the RACH CORESET and/or search spaceconfiguration with a smallest SCS (or, in another alternative, with alargest SCS that is smaller than the SCS of the active DL BWPconfiguration) which has an associated RACH configurations included inthe active UL BWP. If any of the one or more DL BWP configurations doesnot include any CORESET for at least one type of PDCCH CSS within thebandwidth of the first DL BWP, then the UE may receive broadcast SI(e.g., CMAS-Indication, ETWS-Indication, and/orSystemInformationBlockTypeX) via dedicated signaling.

In certain embodiments, upon initiation of a random access procedure,the UE may switch from the first DL BWP to a new active DL BWP whichincludes a CORESET for Type1-PDCCH CSS to receive RAR and/or contentionresolution messages. The new active DL BWP which includes a CORESET forType1-PDCCH CSS may be determined based on selection of a RACHconfiguration and a corresponding UL BWP, and may assume that there is aone-to-one mapping between a Type1-PDCCH CSS and a RACH configuration.As may be appreciated, a UE may use any suitable combination of theabove mentioned prioritization and/or selection criteria to select aCORESET and/or search space configuration for a given type of PDCCH CSS.

In various embodiments, a first DL BWP configuration associated with afirst DL BWP includes at least one CORESET for at least one type ofPDCCH CSS. In some embodiments, a first DL BWP configuration associatedwith a first DL BWP includes a first CORESET for one or more types ofPDCCH CSS, and a second DL BWP configuration associated with a second DLBWP from one or more configured DL BWPs includes a second CORESET forone or more types of PDCCH CSS. In such embodiments, the first andsecond CORESETs may be within the bandwidth of the first DL BWP.Furthermore, in certain embodiments a first DL BWP and a second DL BWPhave overlapping PRBs with at least a second CORESET PRBs located in theoverlap region. In such embodiments, the UE having the first DL BWP asan active DL BWP monitors one or more types of PDCCH CSS associated witha first CORESET.

In some embodiments, while a first DL BWP configuration associated witha first DL BWP does not include any CORESET for any type of PDCCH CSS, asecond DL BWP configuration associated with a second DL BWP includes atleast one CORESET for at least one type of PDCCH CSS. In suchembodiments, the first and second DL BWPs partially or fully overlap infrequency and the at least one CORESET is within an overlapped bandwidthof the first and second DL BWPs. If the first and second DL BWPs areconfigured with the same numerology (e.g., subcarrier spacing and cyclicprefix length), the UE may receive PDCCHs from the at least one type ofPDCCH CSS and other DL signals and/or channels of the first DL BWPsimultaneously. If the first and second DL BWPs are configured withdifferent numerologies, the UE may or may not receive PDCCHs from the atleast one type of PDCCH CSS and other DL signals and/or channels of thefirst DL BWP simultaneously, depending on UE capability of simultaneousoperation of multiple numerologies. If the UE is not capable ofsimultaneous reception of signals and/or channels of differentnumerologies, and if the at least one CORESET within the bandwidth ofthe first DL BWP has a numerology different from the numerology of thefirst DL BWP, then the UE may not monitor the at least one type of PDCCHCSS. Instead, the UE may receive SI via dedicated signaling and mayswitch to a different DL BWP for random access procedure. In variousembodiments, a UE may assume that there are no other signals and/orchannels which need to be received by the UE during monitoring occasionsof at least one type of PDCCH CSS. As may be appreciated, because anetwork entity may receive UE capability information for a connected UE,there may be no ambiguity between the UE and the network entityregarding delivery of SI, Msg2, and Msg4 PDCCH (e.g., PDCCH forcontention resolution).

In certain embodiments described herein, if at least one CORESET for atleast one type of PDCCH CSS is within both a bandwidth of a first DL BWPand a bandwidth of a second DL BWP, a network entity can include anindication of the at least one CORESET for the at least one type ofPDCCH CSS in either the first or second DL BWP configuration instead ofduplicating the at least one CORESET and at least one search spaceconfiguration in multiple DL BWP configurations. Accordingly, the UE mayuse the at least one CORESET for the at least one type of PDCCH CSS inthe first and second DL BWPs.

In some embodiments, a UE may prioritize reception of signals and/orchannels with explicit configuration in a DL BWP configuration of anactive DL BWP if a number of RX spatial filters the UE can apply at agiven time is limited. For example, if at least one CORESET for at leastone type of PDCCH CSS that is within a bandwidth of the active DL BWPbut indicated via a DL BWP configuration of a non-active DL BPW overlapsin time with a spatially (e.g., in terms of spatial RX parameters)non-QCLed UE-specific CORESET or UE-specific PDSCH of the active DL BWP,and if the UE can apply only one RX spatial filter at a given time, theUE may skip monitoring occasions of the at least one type of PDCCH CSS.If the at least one CORESET for the at least one type of PDCCH CSS isindicated via the DL BWP configuration of the active DL BWP, the UE mayprioritize reception of PDCCHs associated with the at least one type ofPDCCH CSS over monitoring the UE-specific CORESET and/or reception ofUE-specific PDSCH during at least the overlap period if the spatial RXfilter that is needed for the UE-specific CORESET and/or reception ofUE-specific PDSCH, and the at least one CORESET reception are differentand the UE is not capable of applying more than one spatial RX filter ata given time instance. If the UE can apply two or more RX spatialfilters simultaneously (e.g., equipped with two or more RF chains at aUE receiver) and/or if the at least one CORESET of the at least one typeof PDCCH CSS is QCLed with the UE-specific CORESET or UE-specific PDSCHat a given time in terms of spatial RX parameters, the UE maysimultaneously receive a PDCCH from the at least one type of PDCCH CSSand the UE-specific PDCCH (or PDSCH).

In certain embodiments, during initial cell selection and/or handover, aUE may perform a random access procedure in initial DL and UL BWPs. Insuch embodiments, configuration of the initial DL BWP may be included ineither a MIB or in dedicated higher layer signaling, and configurationof the initial UL BWP may be included in either SIB1 or dedicated higherlayer signaling.

In one embodiment, a network entity may configure a given RACHconfiguration in a given UL carrier of a cell to be associated with adistinctive Type1-PDCCH CSS (e.g., a CSS for reception of Msg2 and Msg4)of a given DL carrier of the cell. In such an embodiment, the given RACHconfiguration includes a set of RACH resources and the Type1-PDCCH CSSincludes an associated CORESET. If more than one DL BWPs of the given DLcarrier of the cell are configured with or include the same Type1-PDCCHCSS (including CORESET) within their bandwidths, their associated ULBWPs (in terms of corresponding RACH configuration) of the given ULcarrier of the cell may also have the same RACH configuration withinbandwidths of the UL BWPs in order to avoid ambiguity at the UE whilereceiving RAR. In one example, association between the given RACHconfiguration and the Type1-PDCCH CSS can be defined and/or indicatedaccording by a pair of DL BWP and/or UL BWP IDs. That is, if higherlayer signaling indicates an DL/UL BWP ID-pair (4, 3) as shown in FIG. 4, a Type1-PDCCH CSS in a DL BWP with the DL BWP ID set to 4 and a RACHconfiguration in an UL BWP with the UL BWP ID set to 3 are associated.In another example, association between the given RACH configuration andthe Type1-PDCCH CSS is defined and/or indicated according to a BWP ID.That is, UL and DL BWPs with the same BWP ID are associated in terms ofRACH configuration and Type1-PDCCH CSS. In other examples, all the RACHconfigurations indicated to the UE are indexed according to frequencylocations of RACH resources of each configuration (e.g., the lowestcommon PRB index of RACH resources), and all the Type1-PDCCH CSSconfigurations indicated to the UE are indexed according to time and/orfrequency locations of CORESET and/or monitoring occasions of eachconfiguration. As may be appreciated, the UE assumes that RACH andType1-PDCCH CSS configurations with the same configuration index areassociated.

In certain embodiments, a UE receives one or more UL BWP configurationsfor one or more corresponding configured UL BWPs. If the UE has toinitiate a CBRA procedure for uplink timing synchronization and/or SR,the UE may identify whether there is at least one RACH configurationwithin a bandwidth of a current active UL BWP from the received one ormore UL BWP configurations. If the at least one RACH configuration isidentified within the bandwidth of the active UL BWP, the UE may selectone RACH configuration from the identified at least one RACHconfiguration and may transmit RACH preambles according to the selectedone RACH configuration. If a Type1-PDCCH CSS associated with theselected RACH configuration is not within a bandwidth of an active DLBWP, the UE may switch to a DL BWP for reception of Msg2 and Msg4. Asmay be appreciated, a DL BWP configuration of the DL BWP may includeconfiguration information for the Type1-PDCCH CSS.

In some embodiments, if more than one RACH configuration exists within abandwidth of an active UL BWP, the UE may prioritize and employ a RACHconfiguration of a current active UL BWP configuration over other RACHconfigurations within the bandwidth of the active UL BWP. Further, ifthe active UL BWP configuration does not include a RACH configuration,the UE may select a RACH configuration indicated via an UL BWPconfiguration of an UL BWP with the same numerology as the active ULBWP. If any UL BWP with a numerology the same as the active UL BWP doesnot have a RACH configuration, the UE may select a RACH configurationindicated via an UL BWP configuration of an UL BWP with a smallestsubcarrier spacing. As may be appreciated, this may be beneficial forreliable UL transmissions during a random access procedure such asMessage 3 (e.g., Msg3) PUSCH and Msg4 HARQ-ACK feedback. In oneembodiment, if any UL BWP with a numerology the same as the active ULBWP does not have a RACH configuration, the UE may select a RACHconfiguration indicated via an UL BWP configuration of an UL BWP with alargest SCS that is smaller than the SCS of the active UL BWPconfiguration. In various embodiments, the UE may select a RACHconfiguration indicated via an UL BWP configuration of an UL BWP havinga numerology suitable for a logical channel (or logical channel group)triggering SR. In certain embodiments, the UE may prioritize and employa RACH configuration associated with a Type1-PDCCH CSS within thebandwidth of the active DL BWP. As may be appreciated, a UE may usecombinations of any prioritization and/or selection criteria describedherein to select one RACH configuration.

In some embodiments, if any UL BWP configuration does not include anyRACH configuration within the bandwidth of the active UL BWP, then theUE may switch to a different configured UL BWP that can be an initial ULBWP or a higher-layer (e.g., RRC) configured default UL BWP and,accordingly, the UE also may switch to an initial DL BWP or ahigher-layer configured default DL BWP. In various embodiments, the UEmay switch to a configured UL BWP that has a RACH configuration withinits bandwidth and a numerology suitable for a logical channel (orlogical channel group) triggering SR.

In various embodiments, a UE may receive one or more UL/DL BWPconfiguration for one or more corresponding configured UL/DL BWPs. Ifthe UE has to initiate a CBRA procedure, the UE may identify whetherthere is at least one CORESET for Type1-PDCCH CSS within a bandwidth ofa current active DL BWP from the received one or more DL BWPconfigurations. If the at least one CORESET for Type1-PDCCH CSS isidentified within the bandwidth of the active DL BWP, the UE may selectone CORESET for Type1-PDCCH CSS from the identified at least one CORESETfor Type1-PDCCH CSS such that a RACH configuration associated with theselected one CORESET for Type1-PDCCH CSS is configured in an UL BWP witha numerology suitable for a logical channel (or logical channel group)triggering SR. In some embodiments, the UE may: select one CORESET forType1-PDCCH CSS that is configured via a DL BWP configuration of theactive DL BWP; determine a RACH configuration associated with theselected CORESET for Type1-PDCCH CSS; and switch to a corresponding ULBWP that is configured with the determined RACH configuration.

In certain embodiments, a DCI format that orders a UE to performcontention-free or contention-based random access and/or a dedicatedRACH configuration signaling may include an indication of an UL BWPand/or a RACH configuration (e.g., UL BWP ID and/or RACH configurationindex) on which the UE transmits PRACH preambles. In variousembodiments, based on a configured or predefined association between aRACH configuration and a Type1-PDCCH CSS, a UE may determine a newactive DL BWP. In such embodiments, the Type1-PDCCH CSS associated withthe indicated RACH configuration is configured.

In some embodiments, if a UE selects a RACH configuration for PRACHtransmission that is not configured in a current active UL BWP but iswithin a bandwidth of the current active UL BWP, the UE may identifyallocated PRBs for Msg3 transmission based on local PRB indexing of anUL BWP that is configured with the selected RACH configuration.Moreover, if the UE selects and monitors a PDCCH CSS that is notconfigured in a current active DL BWP but is within a bandwidth of thecurrent active DL BWP, the UE may identify allocated PRBs for PDSCHsthat are associated with PDCCHs from the selected and monitored PDCCHCSS based on local PRB indexing of a DL BWP that is configured with theselected PDCCH CSS.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram illustrating one embodiment ofpaired BWP configurations 400. The paired BWP configurations 400 includea first DL BWP 402, a second DL BWP 404, a third DL BWP 406, a fourth DLBWP 408, a first UL BWP 410, a second UL BWP 412, and a third UL BWP 414that are illustrated across a frequency 416. As illustrated, thefrequency 416 of the first DL BWP 402, the second DL BWP 404, the thirdDL BWP 406, and the fourth DL BWP 408 all overlap. Moreover, thefrequency 416 of the first UL BWP 410, the second UL BWP 412, and thethird UL BWP 414 all overlap. The first DL BWP 402, the second DL BWP404, the first UL BWP 410, and the second UL BWP 412 all operate with 15kHz SCS. Moreover, the third DL BWP 406 operates with 60 kHz SCS.Furthermore, the fourth DL BWP 408 and the third UL BWP 414 operate with30 kHz SCS.

The first DL BWP 402 includes a first CORESET 418 for CSS that isassociated with a first PRACH 420 of the first UL BWP 410. The second DLBWP 404 includes a first frequency range 422 that corresponds to thefirst CORESET 418 thereby enabling the first DL BWP 402 and the secondDL BWP 404 to both use the first CORESET 418. Furthermore, the second ULBWP 412 includes a second frequency range 424 that corresponds to thefirst PRACH 420 thereby enabling the first UL BWP 410 and the second ULBWP 412 to both use the first PRACH 420. The fourth DL BWP 408 includesa second CORESET 426 for CSS that is associated with a second PRACH 428of the third UL BWP 414.

In certain embodiments, before a UE has a valid dedicated PUCCHconfiguration (e.g., during RRC connection set-up or RRC connectionre-establishment procedures), the UE may transmit one bit HARQ-ACKfeedback without HARQ-ACK bundling in response to reception of a PDSCH.In such embodiments, a 4-bit indication in SIB1 may be used for PUCCHresource allocation for HARQ-ACK. Moreover, the 4-bit indication mayindicate an entry into a 16-row table and each row in the table mayconfigure a set of cell-specific (e.g., common) PUCCH resources and/orparameters. In one example, each set of common PUCCH resources includes16 PUCCH resources that are configured with the same PUCCH format andPUCCH duration along with frequency hopping. Since only 1 bit UCI isexpected, PUCCH format 0 with PUCCH duration of 2 symbols and PUCCHformat 1 with PUCCH duration of {4, 10, 14} symbols may be considered,where both PUCCH format 0 and PUCCH format 1 occupy 12 subcarriers(e.g., 1 PRB). For PUCCH format 1 with PUCCH duration of {10, 14}symbols, both cyclic shift values and time-domain OCC may be used toincrease the number of available PUCCH resources with a limited numberof PRBs. Meanwhile, for PUCCH format 0, more PRBs may be assigned for aset of common PUCCH resources, as 2 cyclic shift values are needed for 1bit indication.

As may be appreciated, in dedicated PUCCH resource configuration, ahigher layer parameter ‘PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfo’ may indicate a PUCCHpathloss reference signal, a spatially associated DL or UL referencesignal, a UE-specific open-loop power control parameter, and/or aclosed-loop power control process. At a given time, each PUCCH resourcemay be associated with one ‘PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfo’ configuration,and the association between a PUCCH resource and a‘PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfo’ configuration may change via a MAC CEsignaling and/or a RRC signaling.

In some embodiments, before RRC connection set-up or receiving dedicatedRRC configuration, the UE may transmit PUCCH using the same spatialdomain transmission filter used for the Msg3 PUSCH transmission.Moreover, the spatial domain transmission filter used for the Msg3 PUSCHtransmission may be associated with a selected SS/PBCH block for Msg1PRACH transmission. Thus, both the PUCCH pathloss reference signal andthe spatially associated DL reference signal correspond to the SS/PBCHblock selected for Msg1 transmission. Further, the UE may maintain onlyone closed-loop power control process, and UE-specific power controlparameter may be set to zero.

The common PUCCH resource set for PUCCH format 0 with 2 symbol durationand the common PUCCH resource set for PUCCH format 1 with 4 symbolduration may be chosen if a network entity has a large number of antennaelements and employs narrow transmit and receive beams with largebeamforming gains. That is, short transmission time for PUCCH may becompensated by large receive beamforming gains. Taking into account amaximum number of 64 SS/PBCH blocks within a 5 ms time window withpotentially different spatial coverages, allowing multiple startingsymbols within a slot for PUCCH resources with short duration (e.g., 2symbol, 4 symbol) may be beneficial to accommodate TDM of PUCCHresources associated with different SS/PBCH blocks within the slot. WithTDM of common PUCCH resources within the slot, the UE may send HARQ-ACKfeedback for Msg4 without long delay and, accordingly, may achievesuccessful RACH completion before a random access contention resolutiontimer expires.

Table 1 presents an example of a common PUCCH resource setconfiguration. A PUCCH resource indicator field of 3 bits and a downlinkassignment index field of 2 bits in DCI format 1_0 may be used todynamically select a PUCCH resource from a common PUCCH resource setwith a size of up to 32 PUCCH resources. Moreover, implicit mapping, forexample, based on CCE indices for PDCCH carrying the DCI format 1_0, maybe jointly used with the bit fields in the DCI format 1_0 to dynamicallyselect a PUCCH resource. Table 1 shows 16 PUCCH resources per PUCCHresource set, and additional resources may be defined by adding morePRBs, cyclic shift values, stating symbols (for PUCCH format 0 with 2symbol duration and PUCCH format 1 with 4 symbol duration) and/or OCCindices (for PUCCH format 1 with 14 symbol duration).

Depending on operating FRs (e.g., FR1 (below 6 GHz) and FR2 (above 6GHz)), different PUCCH resource sets may be defined. That is, for FR2,more configurations with short PUCCH duration (e.g., 2, 4, or 6 symbols)and/or a larger number of different staring symbols of PUCCH resourcesmay be defined, as shown in Table 2.

TABLE 1 PUCCH Resource Sets Before Dedicated PUCCH ResourceConfiguration For FR1 Local PRB Indices For The Number Of First AndSecond Index PUCCH Format First Symbol Symbols Cyclic Shift IndexFrequency Hops OCC Index 0 1 0 14 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (0, N_(RB)-1)0, 1 1 1 0 14 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (1, N_(RB)-2) 0, 1 2 1 0 14 0, 3,6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (N_(RB)-2, 1) 0, 1 3 1 0 14 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10(N_(RB)-1, 0) 0, 1 4 1 4 10 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (0, N_(RB)-1) 0, 1 51 4 10 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (1, N_(RB)-2) 0, 1 6 1 4 10 0, 3, 6, 9,1, 4, 7, 10 (N_(RB)-2, 1) 0, 1 7 1 4 10 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10(N_(RB)-1, 0) 0, 1 8 1  6, 10 4 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (0, N_(RB)-1) 09 1  6, 10 4 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (1, N_(RB)-2) 0 10 1  6, 10 4 0, 3,6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (N_(RB)-2, 1) 0 11 1  6, 10 4 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10(N_(RB)-1, 0) 0 12 0 10, 12 2 (0, 6) (1, 7), (3, 9), (0, N_(RB)-1 ), (1,N/A (4, 10) N_(RB)-2) 13 0 10, 12 2 (0, 6) (1, 7), (3, 9), (2,N_(RB)-3), (3, N/A (4, 10) N_(RB)-4) 14 0 10, 12 2 (0, 6) (1, 7), (3,9), (N_(RB)-3, 2), (N_(RB)- N/A (4, 10) 4, 3) 15 0 10, 12 2 (0, 6) (1,7), (3, 9), (N_(RB)-1, 0), (N_(RB)- N/A (4, 10) 2, 1), Note: N_(RB) is anumber of PRBs in an initial UL BWP.

TABLE 2 PUCCH Resource Sets Before Dedicated PUCCH ResourceConfiguration For FR2 Local PRB Indices For The Number Of First AndSecond Index PUCCH Format First Symbol Symbols Cyclic Shift IndexFrequency Hops OCC Index 0 1 4 10 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (0, N_(RB)-1)0, 1 1 1 4 10 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (1, N_(RB)-2) 0, 1 2 1 4 10 0, 3,6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (N_(RB)-2, 1) 0, 1 3 1 4 10 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10(N_(RB)-1, 0) 0, 1 4 1 2, 8 6 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (0, N_(RB)-1) 0 51 2, 8 6 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (1, N_(RB)-2) 0 6 1 2, 8 6 0, 3, 6, 9,1, 4, 7, 10 (N_(RB)-2, 1) 0 7 1 2, 8 6 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10(N_(RB)-1, 0) 0 8 1  6, 10 4 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (0, N_(RB)-1) 0 9 1 6, 10 4 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (1, N_(RB)-2) 0 10 1  6, 10 4 0, 3, 6,9, 1, 4, 7, 10 (N_(RB)-2, 1) 0 11 1  6, 10 4 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, 7, 10(N_(RB)-1, 0) 0 12 0 10, 12 2 (0, 6) (1, 7), (3, 9), (0, N_(RB)-1 ), (1,N/A (4, 10) N_(RB)-2) 13 0 10, 12 2 (0, 6) (1, 7), (3, 9), (2,N_(RB)-3), (3, N/A (4, 10) N_(RB)-4) 14 0 10, 12 2 (0, 6) (1, 7), (3,9), (N_(RB)-3, 2), (N_(RB)- N/A (4, 10) 4, 3) 15 0 10, 12 2 (0, 6) (1,7), (3, 9), (N_(RB)-1, 0), (N_(RB)- N/A (4, 10) 2, 1), Note: N_(RB) is anumber of PRBs in an initial UL BWP.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart diagram illustrating one embodiment of a method500 for configuring bandwidth parts. In some embodiments, the method 500is performed by an apparatus, such as the remote unit 102. In certainembodiments, the method 500 may be performed by a processor executingprogram code, for example, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, a CPU, aGPU, an auxiliary processing unit, a FPGA, or the like.

The method 500 may include receiving 502 a first bandwidth partconfiguration for a first downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidthpart configuration for a second downlink bandwidth part. In certainembodiments, the method 500 includes receiving 504 an indication toreceive downlink signals and channels in the first downlink bandwidthpart. In various embodiments, the method 500 includes identifying 506 acontrol resource set and a corresponding search space for a type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space within a bandwidthof the first downlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidth partconfiguration. In some embodiments, the method 500 includes monitoring508 physical downlink control channel candidates on the control resourceset according to the corresponding search space in the first downlinkbandwidth part. In certain embodiments, the method 500 includesreceiving 510 a physical downlink control channel on the controlresource set according to the corresponding search space in the firstdownlink bandwidth part. In such embodiments, the physical downlinkcontrol channel includes downlink control information associated withthe type of physical downlink control channel common search space.

In certain embodiments, the method 500 further comprises receiving aphysical downlink shared channel carrying a common control messageaccording to the downlink control information of the physical downlinkcontrol channel. In some embodiments, the common control messagecomprises a broadcast system information message, a paging message, arandom access response message, a contention resolution message, or somecombination thereof. In various embodiments, the first downlinkbandwidth part is an active downlink bandwidth part and the seconddownlink bandwidth part is an initial downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the downlink control information comprises a shortpaging message, and the short paging message comprises an indication ofsystem information modification, a commercial mobile alert serviceindication, an earthquake and tsunami warning system indication, or somecombination thereof. In certain embodiments, the method 500 furthercomprises receiving, on the physical downlink control channel, downlinkcontrol information associated with a user equipment-specific searchspace indicated in the first bandwidth part configuration. In someembodiments, the first bandwidth part configuration does not includeinformation of the control resource set, the first and second downlinkbandwidth parts at least partially overlap in frequency, and the controlresource set is within an overlapped bandwidth of the first and seconddownlink bandwidth parts.

In various embodiments, the method 500 further comprises simultaneouslyreceiving the physical downlink control channel on the control resourceset according to the corresponding search space and at least one of thedownlink signals and channels of the first downlink bandwidth part. Inone embodiment, the first and second downlink bandwidth parts have asame numerology, and the numerology comprises at least a subcarrierspacing and a cyclic prefix length. In certain embodiments, the firstand second downlink bandwidth parts have different numerologies, and auser equipment is capable of operating with two different numerologiessimultaneously.

In some embodiments, the method 500 further comprises skipping amonitoring occasion of the corresponding search space if the controlresource set overlaps in time with a user equipment-specific controlresource set from the first bandwidth part configuration or a userequipment-specific physical downlink shared channel of the firstdownlink bandwidth part, wherein the user equipment applies only onereceive spatial filter at a given time and the control resource set isnot quasi-co-located with the user equipment-specific control resourceset or the user equipment-specific physical downlink shared channel interms of spatial receive parameters during the monitoring occasion.

In various embodiments, the method 500 further comprises: identifying asecond control resource set and a corresponding second search space forthe type of physical downlink control channel common search space fromthe first bandwidth part configuration; and selecting the second controlresource set and the second search space to receive a second physicaldownlink control channel including the downlink control informationassociated with the type of physical downlink control channel commonsearch space; wherein the first bandwidth part configuration includesindications of the second control resource set and the correspondingsecond search space and the second bandwidth part configuration includesindications of the control resource set and the corresponding searchspace for the type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace.

In one embodiment, the method 500 further comprises prioritizingreception of the physical downlink control channel associated with thetype of physical downlink control channel common search space overmonitoring a user equipment-specific control resource set and receptionof a user equipment-specific physical downlink shared channel.

In certain embodiments, the method 500 further comprises identifyingassociation between a given random access channel resource of an uplinkbandwidth part in an uplink carrier of a cell and a given controlresource set and a corresponding search space of a downlink bandwidthpart of a downlink carrier of the cell for the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space based on a bandwidth part identity,wherein the type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace is a common search space for reception of a random access responsemessage and a contention resolution message.

In some embodiments, the method 500 further comprises: receiving a thirdbandwidth part configuration for a first uplink bandwidth part and afourth bandwidth part configuration for a second uplink bandwidth part,wherein the first uplink bandwidth part and the first downlink bandwidthpart have a first bandwidth part identity, and the second uplinkbandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth part have a secondbandwidth part identity; receiving an indication to transmit uplinksignals and channels in the first uplink bandwidth part; determiningwhether the first uplink bandwidth part includes a random access channelresource according to the third bandwidth part configuration; switchingto the second uplink bandwidth part in response to initiation of arandom access procedure and the first uplink bandwidth part notincluding the random access channel resource, wherein the second uplinkbandwidth part includes a random access channel resource according tothe fourth bandwidth part configuration; and switching to the seconddownlink bandwidth part based on the association between the randomaccess channel resource in the second uplink bandwidth part and acontrol resource set and a corresponding search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space in the seconddownlink bandwidth part. In certain embodiments, the first uplinkbandwidth part is an active uplink bandwidth part and the second uplinkbandwidth part is an initial uplink bandwidth part.

In various embodiments, the method 500 further comprises receiving adownlink control information format or a dedicated radio resourcecontrol signaling that orders a user equipment to performcontention-free or contention-based random access, wherein the downlinkcontrol information format or the dedicated radio resource controlsignaling includes an indication of a random access channelconfiguration for which the user equipment transmits at least onephysical random access channel preamble. In one embodiment, the method500 further comprises: identifying a third control resource set and acorresponding third search space for the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space within the bandwidth of the firstdownlink bandwidth part from a third bandwidth part configuration; andselecting the control resource set and the corresponding search space tomonitor the physical downlink control channel candidates; wherein thecontrol resource set and the corresponding search space is configuredwith a first numerology the same as a second numerology of the firstdownlink bandwidth part, and the third control resource set and thecorresponding third search space is configured with a third numerologydifferent than the second numerology of the first downlink bandwidthpart.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart diagram illustrating another embodiment of amethod 600 for configuring bandwidth parts. In some embodiments, themethod 600 is performed by an apparatus, such as the remote unit 102. Incertain embodiments, the method 600 may be performed by a processorexecuting program code, for example, a microcontroller, amicroprocessor, a CPU, a GPU, an auxiliary processing unit, a FPGA, orthe like.

The method 600 may include selecting 602 a random access channelconfiguration from a plurality of random access channel configurationsindicated in a plurality of bandwidth part configurations. In variousembodiments, the method 600 includes receiving 604 an indication ofassociation between the random access channel configuration, a controlresource set, and a corresponding search space of a downlink carrier ofa cell for a type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace. In such embodiments, the type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space is a common search space for reception of arandom access response message and a contention resolution message. Incertain embodiments, the method 600 includes determining 606 theassociation between the random access channel configuration, the controlresource set, and the corresponding search space based on theindication. In some embodiments, the method 600 includes switching 608to a new active downlink bandwidth part. In such embodiments, the newactive downlink bandwidth part is configured with the control resourceset and the corresponding search space associated with the random accesschannel configuration.

In certain embodiments, the random access channel configuration isconfigured in an uplink bandwidth part with a numerology suitable for alogical channel triggering a scheduling request. In some embodiments,the random access channel configuration is implicitly indicated via anuplink bandwidth part identity.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart diagram illustrating a further embodiment of amethod 700 for configuring bandwidth parts. In some embodiments, themethod 700 is performed by an apparatus, such as the remote unit 102. Incertain embodiments, the method 700 may be performed by a processorexecuting program code, for example, a microcontroller, amicroprocessor, a CPU, a GPU, an auxiliary processing unit, a FPGA, orthe like.

The method 700 may include receiving 702 a plurality of bandwidth partconfigurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts in a cell including afirst bandwidth part configuration for a first uplink bandwidth part anda second bandwidth part configuration for a second uplink bandwidthpart. In certain embodiments, the method 700 includes receiving 704 anindication to transmit uplink signals and channels in the first uplinkbandwidth part. In various embodiments, the method 700 includesidentifying 706 at least one random access channel configuration withina bandwidth of the first uplink bandwidth part. In some embodiments, themethod 700 includes selecting 708 a random access channel configurationfrom the at least one random access channel configuration. In certainembodiments, the method 700 includes transmitting 710 a random accesschannel preamble in the first uplink bandwidth part according to therandom access channel configuration. In certain embodiments, the method700 includes receiving 712 a physical downlink control channel from acommon search space in a downlink bandwidth part. In such embodiments,the common search space in the downlink bandwidth part is associatedwith the random access channel configuration.

In certain embodiments, the physical downlink control channel comprisesa downlink control information format with cyclic redundancy checkscrambled by one of a random access-radio network temporary identifier,a temporary cell-radio network temporary identifier, or a cell-radionetwork temporary identifier. In some embodiments, the first bandwidthpart configuration does not comprise the at least one random accesschannel configuration, the second bandwidth part configuration comprisesthe at least one random access channel configuration, the first andsecond uplink bandwidth parts at least partially overlap in frequency,and the at least one random access channel configuration is within anoverlapped bandwidth of the first and second uplink bandwidth parts. Invarious embodiments, the method 700 further comprises transmittingmessage 3 in the overlapped bandwidth of the first and second uplinkbandwidth parts.

In one embodiment, the random access channel configuration is configuredvia the first bandwidth part configuration, the first bandwidth partconfiguration comprises a first random access channel configuration fromthe at least one random access channel configuration and the secondbandwidth part configuration comprises a second random access channelconfiguration from the at least one random access channel configuration.In certain embodiments, the random access channel configuration isconfigured via a bandwidth part configuration of an uplink bandwidthpart with a numerology suitable for a logical channel triggering ascheduling request. In some embodiments, the method 700 furthercomprises receiving an indication of association between a given randomaccess channel configuration in an uplink carrier of the cell and agiven random access channel common search space of a downlink carrier ofthe cell, wherein the random access channel common search space is acommon search space for reception of a random access response messageand a contention resolution message.

In various embodiments, the given random access channel configurationhas the given random access channel common search space within abandwidth of a current active downlink bandwidth part, and receiving thephysical downlink control channel from the common search space in thedownlink bandwidth part comprises receiving the physical downlinkcontrol channel from the common search space within the bandwidth of thecurrent active downlink bandwidth part. In one embodiment, the method700 further comprises: selecting a random access channel common searchspace from one or more random access channel common search space withina bandwidth of an active downlink bandwidth part; determining a secondrandom access channel configuration associated with the random accesschannel common search space; switching to a third uplink bandwidth part,wherein the third uplink bandwidth part is configured with the secondrandom access channel configuration; and transmitting a second randomaccess channel preamble in the third uplink bandwidth part according tothe second random access channel configuration. In certain embodiments,the random access channel common search space is configured via abandwidth part configuration of the active downlink bandwidth part. Insome embodiments, the random access channel common search space isconfigured with a numerology the same as a numerology of the activedownlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, a method comprises: receiving a first bandwidth partconfiguration for a first downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidthpart configuration for a second downlink bandwidth part; receiving anindication to receive downlink signals and channels in the firstdownlink bandwidth part; identifying a control resource set and acorresponding search space for a type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space within a bandwidth of the first downlinkbandwidth part from the second bandwidth part configuration; monitoringphysical downlink control channel candidates on the control resource setaccording to the corresponding search space in the first downlinkbandwidth part; and receiving a physical downlink control channel on thecontrol resource set according to the corresponding search space in thefirst downlink bandwidth part, wherein the physical downlink controlchannel includes downlink control information associated with the typeof physical downlink control channel common search space.

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises receiving aphysical downlink shared channel carrying a common control messageaccording to the downlink control information of the physical downlinkcontrol channel.

In some embodiments, the common control message comprises a broadcastsystem information message, a paging message, a random access responsemessage, a contention resolution message, or some combination thereof.

In various embodiments, the first downlink bandwidth part is an activedownlink bandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth part is aninitial downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the downlink control information comprises a shortpaging message, and the short paging message comprises an indication ofsystem information modification, a commercial mobile alert serviceindication, an earthquake and tsunami warning system indication, or somecombination thereof.

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises receiving, on thephysical downlink control channel, downlink control informationassociated with a user equipment-specific search space indicated in thefirst bandwidth part configuration.

In some embodiments, the first bandwidth part configuration does notinclude information of the control resource set, the first and seconddownlink bandwidth parts at least partially overlap in frequency, andthe control resource set is within an overlapped bandwidth of the firstand second downlink bandwidth parts.

In various embodiments, the method further comprises simultaneouslyreceiving the physical downlink control channel on the control resourceset according to the corresponding search space and at least one of thedownlink signals and channels of the first downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the first and second downlink bandwidth parts have asame numerology, and the numerology comprises at least a subcarrierspacing and a cyclic prefix length.

In certain embodiments, the first and second downlink bandwidth partshave different numerologies, and a user equipment is capable ofoperating with two different numerologies simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises skipping a monitoringoccasion of the corresponding search space if the control resource setoverlaps in time with a user equipment-specific control resource setfrom the first bandwidth part configuration or a user equipment-specificphysical downlink shared channel of the first downlink bandwidth part,wherein the user equipment applies only one receive spatial filter at agiven time and the control resource set is not quasi-co-located with theuser equipment-specific control resource set or the userequipment-specific physical downlink shared channel in terms of spatialreceive parameters during the monitoring occasion.

In various embodiments, the method further comprises: identifying asecond control resource set and a corresponding second search space forthe type of physical downlink control channel common search space fromthe first bandwidth part configuration; and selecting the second controlresource set and the second search space to receive a second physicaldownlink control channel including the downlink control informationassociated with the type of physical downlink control channel commonsearch space; wherein the first bandwidth part configuration includesindications of the second control resource set and the correspondingsecond search space and the second bandwidth part configuration includesindications of the control resource set and the corresponding searchspace for the type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises prioritizing receptionof the physical downlink control channel associated with the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space over monitoring auser equipment-specific control resource set and reception of a userequipment-specific physical downlink shared channel.

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises identifyingassociation between a given random access channel resource of an uplinkbandwidth part in an uplink carrier of a cell and a given controlresource set and a corresponding search space of a downlink bandwidthpart of a downlink carrier of the cell for the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space based on a bandwidth part identity,wherein the type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace is a common search space for reception of a random access responsemessage and a contention resolution message.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: receiving a thirdbandwidth part configuration for a first uplink bandwidth part and afourth bandwidth part configuration for a second uplink bandwidth part,wherein the first uplink bandwidth part and the first downlink bandwidthpart have a first bandwidth part identity, and the second uplinkbandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth part have a secondbandwidth part identity; receiving an indication to transmit uplinksignals and channels in the first uplink bandwidth part; determiningwhether the first uplink bandwidth part includes a random access channelresource according to the third bandwidth part configuration; switchingto the second uplink bandwidth part in response to initiation of arandom access procedure and the first uplink bandwidth part notincluding the random access channel resource, wherein the second uplinkbandwidth part includes a random access channel resource according tothe fourth bandwidth part configuration; and switching to the seconddownlink bandwidth part based on the association between the randomaccess channel resource in the second uplink bandwidth part and acontrol resource set and a corresponding search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space in the seconddownlink bandwidth part. In certain embodiments, the first uplinkbandwidth part is an active uplink bandwidth part and the second uplinkbandwidth part is an initial uplink bandwidth part.

In various embodiments, the method further comprises receiving adownlink control information format or a dedicated radio resourcecontrol signaling that orders a user equipment to performcontention-free or contention-based random access, wherein the downlinkcontrol information format or the dedicated radio resource controlsignaling includes an indication of a random access channelconfiguration for which the user equipment transmits at least onephysical random access channel preamble.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises: identifying a thirdcontrol resource set and a corresponding third search space for the typeof physical downlink control channel common search space within thebandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part from a third bandwidthpart configuration; and selecting the control resource set and thecorresponding search space to monitor the physical downlink controlchannel candidates; wherein the control resource set and thecorresponding search space is configured with a first numerology thesame as a second numerology of the first downlink bandwidth part, andthe third control resource set and the corresponding third search spaceis configured with a third numerology different than the secondnumerology of the first downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a receiver that: receives afirst bandwidth part configuration for a first downlink bandwidth partand a second bandwidth part configuration for a second downlinkbandwidth part; and receives an indication to receive downlink signalsand channels in the first downlink bandwidth part; and a processor that:identifies a control resource set and a corresponding search space for atype of physical downlink control channel common search space within abandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidthpart configuration; and monitors physical downlink control channelcandidates on the control resource set according to the correspondingsearch space in the first downlink bandwidth part; wherein the receiverreceives a physical downlink control channel on the control resource setaccording to the corresponding search space in the first downlinkbandwidth part, and the physical downlink control channel includesdownlink control information associated with the type of physicaldownlink control channel common search space.

In certain embodiments, the receiver receives a physical downlink sharedchannel carrying a common control message according to the downlinkcontrol information of the physical downlink control channel.

In some embodiments, the common control message comprises a broadcastsystem information message, a paging message, a random access responsemessage, a contention resolution message, or some combination thereof.

In various embodiments, the first downlink bandwidth part is an activedownlink bandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth part is aninitial downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the downlink control information comprises a shortpaging message, and the short paging message comprises an indication ofsystem information modification, a commercial mobile alert serviceindication, an earthquake and tsunami warning system indication, or somecombination thereof.

In certain embodiments, the receiver receives, on the physical downlinkcontrol channel, downlink control information associated with a userequipment-specific search space indicated in the first bandwidth partconfiguration.

In some embodiments, the first bandwidth part configuration does notinclude information of the control resource set, the first and seconddownlink bandwidth parts at least partially overlap in frequency, andthe control resource set is within an overlapped bandwidth of the firstand second downlink bandwidth parts.

In various embodiments, the receiver simultaneously receives thephysical downlink control channel on the control resource set accordingto the corresponding search space and at least one of the downlinksignals and channels of the first downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the first and second downlink bandwidth parts have asame numerology, and the numerology comprises at least a subcarrierspacing and a cyclic prefix length.

In certain embodiments, the first and second downlink bandwidth partshave different numerologies, and a user equipment is capable ofoperating with two different numerologies simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the processor skips a monitoring occasion of thecorresponding search space if the control resource set overlaps in timewith a user equipment-specific control resource set from the firstbandwidth part configuration or a user equipment-specific physicaldownlink shared channel of the first downlink bandwidth part, and theuser equipment applies only one receive spatial filter at a given timeand the control resource set is not quasi-co-located with the userequipment-specific control resource set or the user equipment-specificphysical downlink shared channel in terms of spatial receive parametersduring the monitoring occasion.

In various embodiments, the processor: identifies a second controlresource set and a corresponding second search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space from the firstbandwidth part configuration; and selects the second control resourceset and the second search space to receive a second physical downlinkcontrol channel including the downlink control information associatedwith the type of physical downlink control channel common search space;wherein the first bandwidth part configuration includes indications ofthe second control resource set and the corresponding second searchspace and the second bandwidth part configuration includes indicationsof the control resource set and the corresponding search space for thetype of physical downlink control channel common search space.

In one embodiment, the processor prioritizes reception of the physicaldownlink control channel associated with the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space over monitoring a userequipment-specific control resource set and reception of a userequipment-specific physical downlink shared channel.

In certain embodiments, the processor identifies association between agiven random access channel resource of an uplink bandwidth part in anuplink carrier of a cell and a given control resource set and acorresponding search space of a downlink bandwidth part of a downlinkcarrier of the cell for the type of physical downlink control channelcommon search space based on a bandwidth part identity, and the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space is a common searchspace for reception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message.

In some embodiments, the receiver: receives a third bandwidth partconfiguration for a first uplink bandwidth part and a fourth bandwidthpart configuration for a second uplink bandwidth part, wherein the firstuplink bandwidth part and the first downlink bandwidth part have a firstbandwidth part identity, and the second uplink bandwidth part and thesecond downlink bandwidth part have a second bandwidth part identity;and receives an indication to transmit uplink signals and channels inthe first uplink bandwidth part; and the processor: determines whetherthe first uplink bandwidth part includes a random access channelresource according to the third bandwidth part configuration; switchesto the second uplink bandwidth part in response to initiation of arandom access procedure and the first uplink bandwidth part notincluding the random access channel resource, wherein the second uplinkbandwidth part includes a random access channel resource according tothe fourth bandwidth part configuration; and switches to the seconddownlink bandwidth part based on the association between the randomaccess channel resource in the second uplink bandwidth part and acontrol resource set and a corresponding search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space in the seconddownlink bandwidth part. In certain embodiments, the first uplinkbandwidth part is an active uplink bandwidth part and the second uplinkbandwidth part is an initial uplink bandwidth part.

In various embodiments, the receiver receives a downlink controlinformation format or a dedicated radio resource control signaling thatorders a user equipment to perform contention-free or contention-basedrandom access, and the downlink control information format or thededicated radio resource control signaling includes an indication of arandom access channel configuration for which the user equipmenttransmits at least one physical random access channel preamble.

In one embodiment, the processor: identifies a third control resourceset and a corresponding third search space for the type of physicaldownlink control channel common search space within the bandwidth of thefirst downlink bandwidth part from a third bandwidth part configuration;and selects the control resource set and the corresponding search spaceto monitor the physical downlink control channel candidates; wherein thecontrol resource set and the corresponding search space is configuredwith a first numerology the same as a second numerology of the firstdownlink bandwidth part, and the third control resource set and thecorresponding third search space is configured with a third numerologydifferent than the second numerology of the first downlink bandwidthpart.

In one embodiment, a method comprises: transmitting a first bandwidthpart configuration for a first downlink bandwidth part and a secondbandwidth part configuration for a second downlink bandwidth part to aremote unit; transmitting an indication to receive downlink signals andchannels in the first downlink bandwidth part to the remote unit,wherein the remote unit: identifies a control resource set and acorresponding search space for a type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space within a bandwidth of the first downlinkbandwidth part from the second bandwidth part configuration; andmonitors physical downlink control channel candidates on the controlresource set according to the corresponding search space in the firstdownlink bandwidth part; and transmitting a physical downlink controlchannel on the control resource set to the remote unit according to thecorresponding search space in the first downlink bandwidth part, whereinthe physical downlink control channel includes downlink controlinformation associated with the type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space.

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises transmitting aphysical downlink shared channel carrying a common control messageaccording to the downlink control information of the physical downlinkcontrol channel.

In some embodiments, the common control message comprises a broadcastsystem information message, a paging message, a random access responsemessage, a contention resolution message, or some combination thereof.

In various embodiments, the first downlink bandwidth part is an activedownlink bandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth part is aninitial downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the downlink control information comprises a shortpaging message, and the short paging message comprises an indication ofsystem information modification, a commercial mobile alert serviceindication, an earthquake and tsunami warning system indication, or somecombination thereof.

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises transmitting, onthe physical downlink control channel, downlink control informationassociated with a user equipment-specific search space indicated in thefirst bandwidth part configuration.

In some embodiments, the first bandwidth part configuration does notinclude information of the control resource set, the first and seconddownlink bandwidth parts at least partially overlap in frequency, andthe control resource set is within an overlapped bandwidth of the firstand second downlink bandwidth parts.

In various embodiments, the method further comprises simultaneouslytransmitting the physical downlink control channel on the controlresource set according to the corresponding search space and at leastone of the downlink signals and channels of the first downlink bandwidthpart.

In one embodiment, the first and second downlink bandwidth parts have asame numerology, and the numerology comprises at least a subcarrierspacing and a cyclic prefix length.

In certain embodiments, the first and second downlink bandwidth partshave different numerologies, and a user equipment is capable ofoperating with two different numerologies simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the remote unit skips a monitoring occasion of thecorresponding search space if the control resource set overlaps in timewith a user equipment-specific control resource set from the firstbandwidth part configuration or a user equipment-specific physicaldownlink shared channel of the first downlink bandwidth part, and theuser equipment applies only one receive spatial filter at a given timeand the control resource set is not quasi-co-located with the userequipment-specific control resource set or the user equipment-specificphysical downlink shared channel in terms of spatial receive parametersduring the monitoring occasion.

In various embodiments, the remote unit: identifies a second controlresource set and a corresponding second search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space from the firstbandwidth part configuration; and selects the second control resourceset and the second search space to receive a second physical downlinkcontrol channel including the downlink control information associatedwith the type of physical downlink control channel common search space;and the first bandwidth part configuration includes indications of thesecond control resource set and the corresponding second search spaceand the second bandwidth part configuration includes indications of thecontrol resource set and the corresponding search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space.

In one embodiment, the remote unit prioritizes reception of the physicaldownlink control channel associated with the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space over monitoring a userequipment-specific control resource set and reception of a userequipment-specific physical downlink shared channel.

In certain embodiments, the remote unit identifies association between agiven random access channel resource of an uplink bandwidth part in anuplink carrier of a cell and a given control resource set and acorresponding search space of a downlink bandwidth part of a downlinkcarrier of the cell for the type of physical downlink control channelcommon search space based on a bandwidth part identity, and the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space is a common searchspace for reception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: transmitting a thirdbandwidth part configuration for a first uplink bandwidth part and afourth bandwidth part configuration for a second uplink bandwidth part,wherein the first uplink bandwidth part and the first downlink bandwidthpart have a first bandwidth part identity, and the second uplinkbandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth part have a secondbandwidth part identity; and transmitting an indication to transmituplink signals and channels in the first uplink bandwidth part, whereinthe remote unit: determines whether the first uplink bandwidth partincludes a random access channel resource according to the thirdbandwidth part configuration; switches to the second uplink bandwidthpart in response to initiation of a random access procedure and thefirst uplink bandwidth part not including the random access channelresource, wherein the second uplink bandwidth part includes a randomaccess channel resource according to the fourth bandwidth partconfiguration; and switches to the second downlink bandwidth part basedon the association between the random access channel resource in thesecond uplink bandwidth part and a control resource set and acorresponding search space for the type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space in the second downlink bandwidth part.

In various embodiments, the first uplink bandwidth part is an activeuplink bandwidth part and the second uplink bandwidth part is an initialuplink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises transmitting a downlinkcontrol information format or a dedicated radio resource controlsignaling that orders a user equipment to perform contention-free orcontention-based random access, wherein the downlink control informationformat or the dedicated radio resource control signaling includes anindication of a random access channel configuration for which the userequipment transmits at least one physical random access channelpreamble.

In certain embodiments, the remote unit: identifies a third controlresource set and a corresponding third search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space within thebandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part from a third bandwidthpart configuration; and selects the control resource set and thecorresponding search space to monitor the physical downlink controlchannel candidates; and the control resource set and the correspondingsearch space is configured with a first numerology the same as a secondnumerology of the first downlink bandwidth part, and the third controlresource set and the corresponding third search space is configured witha third numerology different than the second numerology of the firstdownlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a transmitter that: transmitsa first bandwidth part configuration for a first downlink bandwidth partand a second bandwidth part configuration for a second downlinkbandwidth part to a remote unit; transmits an indication to receivedownlink signals and channels in the first downlink bandwidth part tothe remote unit, wherein the remote unit: identifies a control resourceset and a corresponding search space for a type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space within a bandwidth of the firstdownlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidth part configuration;and monitors physical downlink control channel candidates on the controlresource set according to the corresponding search space in the firstdownlink bandwidth part; and transmits a physical downlink controlchannel on the control resource set to the remote unit according to thecorresponding search space in the first downlink bandwidth part, whereinthe physical downlink control channel includes downlink controlinformation associated with the type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space.

In certain embodiments, the transmitter transmits a physical downlinkshared channel carrying a common control message according to thedownlink control information of the physical downlink control channel.

In some embodiments, the common control message comprises a broadcastsystem information message, a paging message, a random access responsemessage, a contention resolution message, or some combination thereof.

In various embodiments, the first downlink bandwidth part is an activedownlink bandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth part is aninitial downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the downlink control information comprises a shortpaging message, and the short paging message comprises an indication ofsystem information modification, a commercial mobile alert serviceindication, an earthquake and tsunami warning system indication, or somecombination thereof.

In certain embodiments, the transmitter transmits, on the physicaldownlink control channel, downlink control information associated with auser equipment-specific search space indicated in the first bandwidthpart configuration.

In some embodiments, the first bandwidth part configuration does notinclude information of the control resource set, the first and seconddownlink bandwidth parts at least partially overlap in frequency, andthe control resource set is within an overlapped bandwidth of the firstand second downlink bandwidth parts.

In various embodiments, the transmitter simultaneously transmits thephysical downlink control channel on the control resource set accordingto the corresponding search space and at least one of the downlinksignals and channels of the first downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the first and second downlink bandwidth parts have asame numerology, and the numerology comprises at least a subcarrierspacing and a cyclic prefix length.

In certain embodiments, the first and second downlink bandwidth partshave different numerologies, and a user equipment is capable ofoperating with two different numerologies simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the remote unit skips a monitoring occasion of thecorresponding search space if the control resource set overlaps in timewith a user equipment-specific control resource set from the firstbandwidth part configuration or a user equipment-specific physicaldownlink shared channel of the first downlink bandwidth part, and theuser equipment applies only one receive spatial filter at a given timeand the control resource set is not quasi-co-located with the userequipment-specific control resource set or the user equipment-specificphysical downlink shared channel in terms of spatial receive parametersduring the monitoring occasion.

In various embodiments, the remote unit: identifies a second controlresource set and a corresponding second search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space from the firstbandwidth part configuration; and selects the second control resourceset and the second search space to receive a second physical downlinkcontrol channel including the downlink control information associatedwith the type of physical downlink control channel common search space;and the first bandwidth part configuration includes indications of thesecond control resource set and the corresponding second search spaceand the second bandwidth part configuration includes indications of thecontrol resource set and the corresponding search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space.

In one embodiment, the remote unit prioritizes reception of the physicaldownlink control channel associated with the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space over monitoring a userequipment-specific control resource set and reception of a userequipment-specific physical downlink shared channel.

In certain embodiments, the remote unit identifies association between agiven random access channel resource of an uplink bandwidth part in anuplink carrier of a cell and a given control resource set and acorresponding search space of a downlink bandwidth part of a downlinkcarrier of the cell for the type of physical downlink control channelcommon search space based on a bandwidth part identity, and the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space is a common searchspace for reception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message.

In some embodiments, the transmitter transmits a third bandwidth partconfiguration for a first uplink bandwidth part and a fourth bandwidthpart configuration for a second uplink bandwidth part, wherein the firstuplink bandwidth part and the first downlink bandwidth part have a firstbandwidth part identity, and the second uplink bandwidth part and thesecond downlink bandwidth part have a second bandwidth part identity;and the transmitter transmits an indication to transmit uplink signalsand channels in the first uplink bandwidth part, wherein the remoteunit: determines whether the first uplink bandwidth part includes arandom access channel resource according to the third bandwidth partconfiguration; switches to the second uplink bandwidth part in responseto initiation of a random access procedure and the first uplinkbandwidth part not including the random access channel resource, whereinthe second uplink bandwidth part includes a random access channelresource according to the fourth bandwidth part configuration; andswitches to the second downlink bandwidth part based on the associationbetween the random access channel resource in the second uplinkbandwidth part and a control resource set and a corresponding searchspace for the type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace in the second downlink bandwidth part.

In various embodiments, the first uplink bandwidth part is an activeuplink bandwidth part and the second uplink bandwidth part is an initialuplink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the transmitter transmits a downlink controlinformation format or a dedicated radio resource control signaling thatorders a user equipment to perform contention-free or contention-basedrandom access, wherein the downlink control information format or thededicated radio resource control signaling includes an indication of arandom access channel configuration for which the user equipmenttransmits at least one physical random access channel preamble.

In certain embodiments, the remote unit: identifies a third controlresource set and a corresponding third search space for the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space within thebandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part from a third bandwidthpart configuration; and selects the control resource set and thecorresponding search space to monitor the physical downlink controlchannel candidates; and the control resource set and the correspondingsearch space is configured with a first numerology the same as a secondnumerology of the first downlink bandwidth part, and the third controlresource set and the corresponding third search space is configured witha third numerology different than the second numerology of the firstdownlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, a method comprises: selecting a random access channelconfiguration from a plurality of random access channel configurationsindicated in a plurality of bandwidth part configurations; receiving anindication of association between the random access channelconfiguration, a control resource set, and a corresponding search spaceof a downlink carrier of a cell for a type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space, wherein the type of physical downlinkcontrol channel common search space is a common search space forreception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message; determining the association between the randomaccess channel configuration, the control resource set, and thecorresponding search space based on the indication; and switching to anew active downlink bandwidth part, wherein the new active downlinkbandwidth part is configured with the control resource set and thecorresponding search space associated with the random access channelconfiguration.

In certain embodiments, the random access channel configuration isconfigured in an uplink bandwidth part with a numerology suitable for alogical channel triggering a scheduling request.

In some embodiments, the random access channel configuration isimplicitly indicated via an uplink bandwidth part identity.

In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a processor that selects arandom access channel configuration from a plurality of random accesschannel configurations indicated in a plurality of bandwidth partconfigurations; and a receiver that receives an indication ofassociation between the random access channel configuration, a controlresource set, and a corresponding search space of a downlink carrier ofa cell for a type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace, wherein the type of physical downlink control channel commonsearch space is a common search space for reception of a random accessresponse message and a contention resolution message; wherein theprocessor: determines the association between the random access channelconfiguration, the control resource set, and the corresponding searchspace based on the indication; and switches to a new active downlinkbandwidth part, and the new active downlink bandwidth part is configuredwith the control resource set and the corresponding search spaceassociated with the random access channel configuration.

In certain embodiments, the random access channel configuration isconfigured in an uplink bandwidth part with a numerology suitable for alogical channel triggering a scheduling request.

In some embodiments, the random access channel configuration isimplicitly indicated via an uplink bandwidth part identity.

In one embodiment, a method comprises: receiving a plurality ofbandwidth part configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts in acell including a first bandwidth part configuration for a first uplinkbandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configuration for a seconduplink bandwidth part; receiving an indication to transmit uplinksignals and channels in the first uplink bandwidth part; identifying atleast one random access channel configuration within a bandwidth of thefirst uplink bandwidth part; selecting a random access channelconfiguration from the at least one random access channel configuration;transmitting a random access channel preamble in the first uplinkbandwidth part according to the random access channel configuration; andreceiving a physical downlink control channel from a common search spacein a downlink bandwidth part, wherein the common search space in thedownlink bandwidth part is associated with the random access channelconfiguration.

In certain embodiments, the physical downlink control channel comprisesa downlink control information format with cyclic redundancy checkscrambled by one of a random access-radio network temporary identifier,a temporary cell-radio network temporary identifier, or a cell-radionetwork temporary identifier.

In some embodiments, the first bandwidth part configuration does notcomprise the at least one random access channel configuration, thesecond bandwidth part configuration comprises the at least one randomaccess channel configuration, the first and second uplink bandwidthparts at least partially overlap in frequency, and the at least onerandom access channel configuration is within an overlapped bandwidth ofthe first and second uplink bandwidth parts.

In various embodiments, the method further comprises transmittingmessage 3 in the overlapped bandwidth of the first and second uplinkbandwidth parts.

In one embodiment, the random access channel configuration is configuredvia the first bandwidth part configuration, the first bandwidth partconfiguration comprises a first random access channel configuration fromthe at least one random access channel configuration and the secondbandwidth part configuration comprises a second random access channelconfiguration from the at least one random access channel configuration.

In certain embodiments, the random access channel configuration isconfigured via a bandwidth part configuration of an uplink bandwidthpart with a numerology suitable for a logical channel triggering ascheduling request.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises receiving anindication of association between a given random access channelconfiguration in an uplink carrier of the cell and a given random accesschannel common search space of a downlink carrier of the cell, whereinthe random access channel common search space is a common search spacefor reception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message.

In various embodiments, the given random access channel configurationhas the given random access channel common search space within abandwidth of a current active downlink bandwidth part, and receiving thephysical downlink control channel from the common search space in thedownlink bandwidth part comprises receiving the physical downlinkcontrol channel from the common search space within the bandwidth of thecurrent active downlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises: selecting a randomaccess channel common search space from one or more random accesschannel common search space within a bandwidth of an active downlinkbandwidth part; determining a second random access channel configurationassociated with the random access channel common search space; switchingto a third uplink bandwidth part, wherein the third uplink bandwidthpart is configured with the second random access channel configuration;and transmitting a second random access channel preamble in the thirduplink bandwidth part according to the second random access channelconfiguration.

In certain embodiments, the random access channel common search space isconfigured via a bandwidth part configuration of the active downlinkbandwidth part.

In some embodiments, the random access channel common search space isconfigured with a numerology the same as a numerology of the activedownlink bandwidth part.

In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a receiver that: receives aplurality of bandwidth part configurations for a plurality of bandwidthparts in a cell including a first bandwidth part configuration for afirst uplink bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configurationfor a second uplink bandwidth part; and receives an indication totransmit uplink signals and channels in the first uplink bandwidth part;a processor that: identifies at least one random access channelconfiguration within a bandwidth of the first uplink bandwidth part; andselects a random access channel configuration from the at least onerandom access channel configuration; and a transmitter that transmits arandom access channel preamble in the first uplink bandwidth partaccording to the random access channel configuration; wherein thereceiver receives a physical downlink control channel from a commonsearch space in a downlink bandwidth part, and the common search spacein the downlink bandwidth part is associated with the random accesschannel configuration.

In certain embodiments, the physical downlink control channel comprisesa downlink control information format with cyclic redundancy checkscrambled by one of a random access-radio network temporary identifier,a temporary cell-radio network temporary identifier, or a cell-radionetwork temporary identifier.

In some embodiments, the first bandwidth part configuration does notcomprise the at least one random access channel configuration, thesecond bandwidth part configuration comprises the at least one randomaccess channel configuration, the first and second uplink bandwidthparts at least partially overlap in frequency, and the at least onerandom access channel configuration is within an overlapped bandwidth ofthe first and second uplink bandwidth parts.

In one embodiment, the transmitter transmits message 3 in the overlappedbandwidth of the first and second uplink bandwidth parts.

In certain embodiments, the random access channel configuration isconfigured via the first bandwidth part configuration, the firstbandwidth part configuration comprises a first random access channelconfiguration from the at least one random access channel configurationand the second bandwidth part configuration comprises a second randomaccess channel configuration from the at least one random access channelconfiguration.

In some embodiments, the random access channel configuration isconfigured via a bandwidth part configuration of an uplink bandwidthpart with a numerology suitable for a logical channel triggering ascheduling request.

In various embodiments, the receiver receives an indication ofassociation between a given random access channel configuration in anuplink carrier of the cell and a given random access channel commonsearch space of a downlink carrier of the cell, wherein the randomaccess channel common search space is a common search space forreception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message.

In one embodiment, the given random access channel configuration has thegiven random access channel common search space within a bandwidth of acurrent active downlink bandwidth part, and receiving the physicaldownlink control channel from the common search space in the downlinkbandwidth part comprises receiving the physical downlink control channelfrom the common search space within the bandwidth of the current activedownlink bandwidth part.

In certain embodiments, the processor: selects a random access channelcommon search space from one or more random access channel common searchspace within a bandwidth of an active downlink bandwidth part;determines a second random access channel configuration associated withthe random access channel common search space; and switches to a thirduplink bandwidth part, wherein the third uplink bandwidth part isconfigured with the second random access channel configuration; and thetransmitter transmits a second random access channel preamble in thethird uplink bandwidth part according to the second random accesschannel configuration.

In some embodiments, the random access channel common search space isconfigured via a bandwidth part configuration of the active downlinkbandwidth part.

In various embodiments, the random access channel common search space isconfigured with a numerology the same as a numerology of the activedownlink bandwidth part.

Embodiments may be practiced in other specific forms. The describedembodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrativeand not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicatedby the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. Allchanges which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of theclaims are to be embraced within their scope.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method comprising: transmitting a firstbandwidth part configuration for a first downlink bandwidth part and asecond bandwidth part configuration for a second downlink bandwidthpart; transmitting an indication to receive downlink signals andchannels in the first downlink bandwidth part, wherein a controlresource set and a corresponding search space are configured for a typeof physical downlink control channel common search space within abandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part in the second bandwidthpart configuration, and physical downlink control channel candidates aremonitored on the control resource set according to the correspondingsearch space in the first downlink bandwidth part; and transmitting aphysical downlink control channel on the control resource set accordingto the corresponding search space in the first downlink bandwidth part,wherein the physical downlink control channel includes downlink controlinformation associated with the type of physical downlink controlchannel common search space.
 2. The method of claim 1, furthercomprising transmitting a physical downlink shared channel carrying acommon control message according to the downlink control information ofthe physical downlink control channel.
 3. The method of claim 2, whereinthe common control message comprises a broadcast system informationmessage, a paging message, a random access response message, acontention resolution message, or some combination thereof.
 4. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the first downlink bandwidth part is anactive downlink bandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth part isan initial downlink bandwidth part.
 5. The method of claim 1, furthercomprising transmitting, on the physical downlink control channel, userequipment-specific downlink control information.
 6. The method of claim1, wherein the first bandwidth part configuration does not includeinformation of the control resource set, the first and second downlinkbandwidth parts at least partially overlap in frequency, and the controlresource set is within an overlapped bandwidth of the first and seconddownlink bandwidth parts.
 7. The method of claim 6, further comprisingsimultaneously transmitting the physical downlink control channel on thecontrol resource set according to the corresponding search space and atleast one of the downlink signals and channels of the first downlinkbandwidth part.
 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the first and seconddownlink bandwidth parts have a same numerology, and the numerologycomprises at least a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix length. 9.The method of claim 1, wherein an association between a given randomaccess channel resource of an uplink bandwidth part in an uplink carrierof a cell and a given control resource set and a corresponding searchspace of a downlink bandwidth part of a downlink carrier of the cell forthe type of physical downlink control channel common search space isindicated based on a bandwidth part identity, and the type of physicaldownlink control channel common search space is a common search spacefor reception of a random access response message and a contentionresolution message.
 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:transmitting a third bandwidth part configuration for a first uplinkbandwidth part and a fourth bandwidth part configuration for a seconduplink bandwidth part, wherein the first uplink bandwidth part and thefirst downlink bandwidth part have a first bandwidth part identity, andthe second uplink bandwidth part and the second downlink bandwidth parthave a second bandwidth part identity; and transmitting an indication totransmit uplink signals and channels in the first uplink bandwidth part.11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first uplink bandwidth part isan active uplink bandwidth part and the second uplink bandwidth part isan initial uplink bandwidth part.
 12. The method of claim 1, furthercomprising transmitting a downlink control information format or adedicated radio resource control signaling that orders a user equipmentto perform contention-free or contention-based random access, whereinthe downlink control information format or the dedicated radio resourcecontrol signaling includes an indication of a random access channelconfiguration for which the user equipment transmits at least onephysical random access channel preamble.
 13. An apparatus comprising: atransmitter that: transmits a first bandwidth part configuration for afirst downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configurationfor a second downlink bandwidth part; transmits an indication to receivedownlink signals and channels in the first downlink bandwidth part,wherein a control resource set and a corresponding search space areconfigured for a type of physical downlink control channel common searchspace within a bandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part in thesecond bandwidth part configuration, and physical downlink controlchannel candidates are monitored on the control resource set accordingto the corresponding search space in the first downlink bandwidth part;and transmits a physical downlink control channel on the controlresource set according to the corresponding search space in the firstdownlink bandwidth part, wherein the physical downlink control channelincludes downlink control information associated with the type ofphysical downlink control channel common search space.
 14. The apparatusof claim 13, wherein the transmitter transmits a physical downlinkshared channel carrying a common control message according to thedownlink control information of the physical downlink control channel.15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the common control messagecomprises a broadcast system information message, a paging message, arandom access response message, a contention resolution message, or somecombination thereof.
 16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the firstdownlink bandwidth part is an active downlink bandwidth part and thesecond downlink bandwidth part is an initial downlink bandwidth part.17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the transmitter transmits, on thephysical downlink control channel, user equipment-specific downlinkcontrol information.
 18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the firstbandwidth part configuration does not include information of the controlresource set, the first and second downlink bandwidth parts at leastpartially overlap in frequency, and the control resource set is withinan overlapped bandwidth of the first and second downlink bandwidthparts.
 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the transmittersimultaneously transmits the physical downlink control channel on thecontrol resource set according to the corresponding search space and atleast one of the downlink signals and channels of the first downlinkbandwidth part.
 20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first andsecond downlink bandwidth parts have a same numerology, and thenumerology comprises at least a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefixlength.